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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 group of people were in favor of turn around times?

2. What did Boukreev learn from the Sherpas about Fischer?

3. In Chapter 20, The Last Attempt, who escorted the Mountain Madness climbers down?

4. What did Pittman eat in Pheriche?

5. All of the following happened at the Balcony except what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Boukreev's rescue attempt of Fischer.

2. What were Dr. Hunt's thoughts on the climbers, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?

3. Describe Boukreev's return to Everest the following year.

4. Describe the oxygen the team took on their summit push.

5. What happened to the climbers that didn't return from the expedition?

6. What happened when the Mountain Madness team reached Camp IV?

7. Who was the first to contact Boukreev from the media about the climb of Everest and how did Boukreev respond?

8. What was DeWalt's hope for commercial climbing expeditions?

9. Describe the encounter between Boukreev and Yasuko Namba's husband.

10. What were the group's actions lost on the South Col?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did oxygen play in the climbing of Everest? Describe the use of oxygen by the Mountain Madness team, from the acquisition of oxygen to the use of the canisters while climbing the summit.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Dale Kruse was cause for concern at more than one point in the novel. Describe the problems he caused for the rest of the team. Why was Fischer strongly tied to Kruse? What impact did Kruse's ailments specifically have on Fischer?

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