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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. Hall says it's actually easy to get up the mountain, "The trick is get down _________."
(a) In one piece
(b) Without falling
(c) Alive
(d) In time

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Rob Hall
(d) David Brashears

3. Who is the doctor for Fischer's group?
(a) Helen Wilton
(b) Ingrid Hunt
(c) Caroline Mackenzie
(d) Doug Hansen

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

5. What is the only treatment for the illness mentioned in #91?
(a) Decend to lower altitude
(b) Surgery
(c) Bedrest
(d) Dangerous medications

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?

2. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?

3. From what country is the man who is trying to ascent to the summit on his own?

4. What did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?

5. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Rob Hall.

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

3. Why are the climbers eager to leave Lobuje?

4. How is Krakauer feeling when he arrives at Camp Two?

5. List some of the amenities the climbers have while at Base Camp.

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

7. Why do Krakauer and Hansen have troubles getting out of their sleeping bags in the morning?

8. Why do the climbers have to return to Camp Two as they are making their way up to Camp Three?

9. What does Krakauer describe Tenzing as saying about climbing Mount Everest?

10. What does Krakauer notice in the snow as they are climbing up to Camp Two?

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