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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 Boukreev need to procure?

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

3. What piece of equipment was of concern to Boukreev?

4. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?

5. Over dinner, in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest, how did the four men plan to obtain their equipment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?

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

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

5. How did Boukreev justify not helping the clients set up at Camp II?

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

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

8. What was Boukreev's initial reaction to meeting his climbers?

9. How did Sandy Pittman communicate with NBC?

10. Describe the rescue in Chapter 10, The First Delays.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happened with the group of climbers lost on the South Col. Who was in the group and what did they each do. Who made it back to Camp IV safely? What should they have done different, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Complete an analysis of Scott Fischer that addresses the following areas: physical description, climbing experience, Mountain Madness history, and motivation for climbing and guiding.

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