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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. How many climbers did Neal Beidleman recruit?

2. What nickname did others give Boukreev?

3. What caused problems on the trek to base camp?

4. Before the Everest climb, what was Boukreev's reaction to Fischer asking him to secure clients for another climb after Everest?

5. Where was Lee Gammelgaard from?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom did Jon Krakauer originally sign on to climb, and why is this important?

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

3. Who were the guides Fischer hired to lead his expedition?

4. Who did Neal Beidleman recruit?

5. What happened in Chapter 11, Towards the Push, to Dale Kruse?

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

7. Describe the setting of the fixed ropes, in Chapter 11, Towards the Push.

8. Describe the location of the Mountain Madness climbers on May 1.

9. How did Sandy Pittman communicate with NBC?

10. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Boukreev points out repeatedly, the concerns he had about the climbers. What were his concerns? Why did he repeatedly assert these concerns throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Boukreev was responsible for the groups acclimatization plan. What was this and why was it necessary? Describe the plan Boukreev proposed. What part, if any, did Fischer not agree to?

Essay Topic 3

Is Boukreev a hero, or did his own actions put him in a dangerous position? Support your argument with examples from the text.

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