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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. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Schoening

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

3. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
(a) Snobbery
(b) Pride
(c) Desire
(d) Willingness

4. What is the name of John Krakauer's wife?
(a) Michelle
(b) Mary
(c) Linda
(d) Lori

5. From what country is the answer to #27?
(a) United States
(b) New Zealand
(c) Kahzakstan
(d) India

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?

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

3. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

4. Where do the climbers rest for two days after their first acclimatization climb?

5. In what year did the Mount Everest tragedy as described in the book take place among the climbers in Rob Hall's and Scott Fischer's teams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What phrase does Krakauer use to describe the people on the trip with him right now?

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

3. Describe Krakauer's feelings when he reaches the summit in his description at the beginning of this book.

4. Describe the character of Pete Shoening.

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

6. What happened to turn Base Camp into the tidy place it is in the 1990's?

7. After whom was Mount Everest named after?

8. What is Krakauer alarmed to see other climbers doing as they prepare their equipment for their first acclimatization climb?

9. What is HACE?

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

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