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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 was Hall taking to the Summit?

2. Who provided evidence against Boukreev about the fixed ropes?

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

4. In the spring of 1997, how many people did Boukreev successfully Summit?

5. What was Frank Fishbeck's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a turnaround time, and how was it used by Hall's and Fischer's teams?

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

3. Describe Boukreev's rescue attempts on the South Col.

4. What were Krakauer's criticisms of Boukreev?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who were the first Mountain Madness climbers to reach the summit and at what time did they reach it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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