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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. On the first day of his Everest ascent, how long did Messner climb before finally erecting his bivouac tent?
2. As Messner passed 8000 meters, what did he liken his progress rate to?
3. As Messner climbed in the Chomolungma chapter, he felt better than ever climbing above 7000 meters. What caution did Messner give himself?
4. What did Messner estimate the nighttime temperatures on Everest were?
5. When the jeep finally arrived, where did the team travel to first in the Rongbuk chapter?
Short Essay Questions
1. When climbing in the Chomolungma chapter, what function did the rest pause serve for Messner?
2. As Messner's team traveled back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, what did he notice as he looked at the mountains that made Messner hopeful?
3. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, it would be impossible to reach the summit of Mount Everest without doing what first?
4. As Messner studied the North Col, what did he hope would hold true based on the sixteen year weather cycle?
5. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?
6. As the expedition rested at the start of the East Rongbuk Glacier in the North Col chapter, Nena wrote in her diary that she was disillusioned with humanity. Why?
7. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?
8. Describe what a monsoon is.
9. As Messner's team traveled to the Nepalese border in the Rongbuk chapter, why did the area remind Messner of South Tyrol?
10. During the Cultural Revolution, what were the "Four Ancients" that the Chinese tried to destroy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how Nena Holguin changed as Messner's book unfolded. Be sure to include your assessment of Nena when she first met Reinhold Messner, when she agreed to accompany him to Tibet, while she was waiting at the base camp for Messner to return, and when the book ended.
Essay Topic 2
Messner visited a number of interesting and unique places as he traveled throughout the land. Pick any three places Messner visited and describe each place in detail. Then, compare these three places that you've chosen in terms of village layouts, talents and skills of the native people, and the characteristics of the inhabitants of each land.
Essay Topic 3
Nena Holguin was the woman who accompanied Reinhold Messner as his technical assistant when Messner prepared and scaled Mount Everest solo. Describe Nena Holguin, her strengths and weaknesses, and her overall role in the success of Messner's historic climb. Would Messner have reached the summit alone without Nena supporting him?
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