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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. Which Mountain Madness guide pulled out of the expedition at the last minute?

2. What did Fischer ask Boukreev to do more of?

3. What concerned Adams about the way the expedition was being managed?

4. What client was controversial to be included in the Everest climb?

5. What was Jane Bromet's role for Mountain Madness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the plan for Boukreev and the clients, in Chapter 11, Towards the Push?

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

3. Describe Boukreev's acclimatization plan.

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

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

6. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

7. What was the role of the Sherpas on a climbing expedition?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Mountain Madness clients? What advantages and disadvantages did they bring to the team?

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 Anatoli Boukreev that addresses the following areas: physical description, climbing experience, perceptions of him as a guide, controversial actions on the climb.

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