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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. Whose advice does Krakauer seek out as he deals with the horrors of the aftermath of the tragedy?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Tenzing
(c) Schoening
(d) Sir Edmund Hillary

2. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?
(a) Balcony
(b) Camp Three
(c) Icefall
(d) South Col

3. How many people are left of the original 11 team members on Hall's team?
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5

4. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?
(a) Asian
(b) Tibetan
(c) Nepal
(d) Indian Ocean

5. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) John Krakauer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who radios in that he is very tired when he is at the summit, then complains about how he doesn't feel well?

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?

3. Krakauer makes his way to the top of __________ where he must wait for descending climbers to pass.

4. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?

5. Whose directions does Krakauer decide to follow in his search for missing climbers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the eventual fate of Anatoli Bourkeev?

2. What happens to Krakauer and other climbers from Hall's group when they fly back to Katmandu?

3. What are the physical effects of Weathers' miraculous rescue and recovery from Everest?

4. When Hall doesn't tell his group when they will be turning back when they reach the summit, what does Krakauer interpret this to mean?

5. Why does Mike Groom give Krakauer his tank of oxygen?

6. What does Krakauer tell Hutchison to do?

7. What does Krakauer notice about the air in Seattle?

8. What does Hutchison tell Krakauer which surprises him?

9. What does Krakauer realize about the hiker he thought to be Harris?

10. What does David Brashears note about the team Beidleman has taken into Camp Three?

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