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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the climbers do during their mandatory rest period at Camp II?

2. What was the name of Fischer's company?

3. Where was Lee Gammelgaard from?

4. Who was the founder of Himalayan Guides?

5. What nickname did others give Boukreev?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Boukreev's confusion about his role as guide?

2. Besides Mountain Madness, who else climbed Everest in the spring of 1996?

3. Describe Pete and Klev Schoening, two of the Mountain Madness clients.

4. Much of "The Climb" is aimed at defending Boukreev against accusations made about his conduct on the climb. What two defenses did the authors stress in Chapters 3 and 4?

5. How did Boukreev get from Kathmandu to Everest base camp?

6. Whose responsibility was it to get oxygen, and how did Mountain Madness get it?

7. What request from Fischer surprised Boukreev, in Chapter 3, "Doing the Deals?"

8. Who are the authors of "The Climb?"

9. Describe the problem with the oxygen, in Chapter 5, "The Trail to Everest."

10. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Climb" is a response to Krakauer's article and subsequent book, "Into Thin Air." What was Boukreev's response? Was his response adequate? What, if anything, should he have done differently?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the two philosophical approaches to mountain climbing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Which one would you subscribe to and why?

Essay Topic 3

What are the various high altitude ailments that climbers could suffer from? Who in the book suffers and from which ailments? What precautions can climbers take to avoid these serious illnesses?

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