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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lopsang give to Fischer to help him feel better?

2. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?

3. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?

4. What is Krakauer handed when he arrives in Base Camp, causing him to sit down and realize just what he has been through?

5. How many people are left of the original 11 team members on Hall's team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Weathers, according to Hutchison's discovery?

2. What does Brashears radio into camp as many of the climbers are at Camp Two?

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

4. What does Fischer do with his oxygen tank when he begins to make his descent from the summit?

5. What does Hutchison tell Krakauer which surprises him?

6. What is the eventual fate of Anatoli Bourkeev?

7. Why does Krakauer move quickly on his way up to Camp Three?

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

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

10. What items was Krakauer going to take out of his pack when he got to the summit, although he decides not to once he is there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even with all of the possible ways that the trip up Mount Everest in the spring of 1996 could have been better, the events still seem to have been the most likely outcome.

Part 1: How could the hikers have better planned for weather conditions? Could they have done anything or was this truly out of their control?

Part 2: How might the health problems have been addressed better? Or were these events simply out of everyone's control as well?

Part 3: Does this trip seem 'cursed' from the start? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

During this particular time period, there are a number of teams up on Mount Everest, all trying to reach the summit on the same date or similar dates.

Part 1: Name three of the teams that are on the mountain at the time of this story.

Part 2: How does the number of teams affect the hiking schedule and the ascents to the summit?

Part 3: If there were fewer groups up on the mountain, would this have made a difference in terms of the eventual events of the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are female and male hikers up on Mount Everest, of all ages and abilities. That said, it seems the mix of hikers may also have contributed to some of the problems.

Part 1: List the female hikers that are described in the story by Krakauer.

Part 2: What are some of the ways the female hikers may have hurt their group's progress?

Part 3: What are some of the ways the male hikers may have hurt their group's progress?

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