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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. What threatened Herzog's fingers and toes?

2. What was Lachenal's condition?

3. To which of the following did Herzog compare Camp II?

4. What did Herzog hear upon returning to camp?

5. What gear did Herzog lose after reaching the summit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herzog and Lachenal's experience of summiting Annapurna.

2. Why were Terray and Rebuffat descending to Camp II when Herzog and Lachenal met them?

3. Describe Herzog's feelings while he was descending the mountain.

4. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

5. What did Dr. Oudot threaten Herzog with on their descent?

6. Describe the state of Herzog's fingers and toes.

7. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

8. What did Herzog and his team plan to do in the Woods of Lete?

9. Describe the splitting up of the climbing team in Gorakhpur.

10. What happened to improve the condition of the climbers whose spirits had sunk because of the altitude sickness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Can you describe Herzog's authority and his leadership style based on his decisions and his descriptions of same in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Did the relationship that India and Nepal had with the West contribute to or diminish the significance of the climb?

Essay Topic 3

Which of the following forms of government is the most analogous to the expedition to Annapurna - Democracy, aristocracy, theocracy, totalitarianism, or dictatorship? Make a case for one form of government based on the text.

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