3. What role is Krakauer becoming less comfortable in, as the climbers in his group have not been told of the actual reason for his presence?
(a) A guide
(b) Expert climber
(c) Journalist
(d) Employee of the company

4. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.
(a) One half
(b) 90%
(c) Three quarters
(d) One third

5. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

6. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) Mountain Climbing
(b) Outside
(c) The Rock
(d) Field and Stream

7. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Scott Fischer

8. Who does Fischer actually depend on for financial support for his climbing?
(a) His brother
(b) His wife
(c) His partner
(d) His parents

9. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Stomachache
(b) Headache
(c) Blindness in one eye
(d) Stiff legs

10. In 1852, who takes a complete survey of India in order to find out more about this land that is their colony now?
(a) India
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) Britain

11. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?
(a) Maddie Lane
(b) Lola Harris
(c) Fiona Stevenson
(d) Mary Richardson

12. Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?
(a) Tenzing
(b) Corgay
(c) Rufussion
(d) Wilson

13. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
(a) Lukla
(b) Tukha
(c) Nepal
(d) Katmandu

14. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Fishing and sailing
(b) Surveying and geocaching
(c) Carpentry and writing
(d) Fishing and carpentry

15. Who accompanied Denman on a mission even though he knew it would be unsuccessful?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Tenzing