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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North Col—Stuck in the Monsoon Snow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) December.

2. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. What happened to the first person to try to scale Everest alone?
(a) He starved to death.
(b) He froze to death.
(c) He was never found.
(d) He was buried in an avalanche.

4. Who discovered that the North Ridge was the ideal approach to the North-East Shoulder?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Messner.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Habeler.

5. What was the name of the Tibetan who helped the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone enter Tibet illegally?
(a) Sherpa Jan.
(b) Karma Paul.
(c) Wilson Tsering.
(d) Rinzing Tewang.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Messner studied the North Col through his binoculars and planned his next objective in the North Col chapter, where were Cheng and Tsao?

2. What does Ganpei mean?

3. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?

4. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?

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