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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the retired colonel who enjoys climbing because it gives him a mission in his new civilian life?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Taske

2. How many camps are above Base Camp, according to Krakauer's description of the mountain?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3

3. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 4

4. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.
(a) Heat
(b) Bad weather
(c) Rough terrain
(d) Thin air

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fischer actually depend on for financial support for his climbing?

2. What is the only treatment for the illness mentioned in #91?

3. Who gives a call to Groom, telling him to call off the climb?

4. What is the name of the highest camp on Mount Everest?

5. Krakauer considers himself to be _____ to think he has what it takes to climb Everest.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Scott Fischer.

2. How is the influence of Western culture seen in the village of Namche?

3. Who were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

4. What does Krakauer realize about his breathing when they reach Base Camp again before starting their second acclimatization climb?

5. Why does Hall only have his group walk a few hours a day?

6. What has Goran Kropp been doing on Mount Everest?

7. What is HACE?

8. When Krakauer looks out his airplane window, what does he find so absurd?

9. Which two people are in the picture Krakauer takes when he gets to the summit?

10. What did Rob Hall and his climbing partner, Gary Ball, achieve as climbers together?

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