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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 was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest?

2. What did Todd promise to do with the order for Boukreev in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

3. Who did Boukreev assist down from Camp III because of altitude sickness?

4. Who was quoted about the ethics of taking a client's money when he has little chance of completing the climb?

5. What was Boukreev's advice to Adams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused delays in getting equipment to base camp?

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

3. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?

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

5. What did Henry Todd think about Kruse being on the Mountain Madness team?

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

7. Who were the lead Sherpas hired by Fischer, and how did Boukreev feel about them?

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

9. What was the original plan to get to base camp, and how was it changed?

10. In the months before the Everest climb, which mountains did Boukreev and Fischer each climb?

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

What role do Sherpas play in climbing Everest? Do you think Sherpas are well paid for their unique abilities or are they taken advantage of? Support your thesis with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Who is Jon Krakauer, and what does he allege about the May,1996, climbing of Everest?

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