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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flow rate did Beidleman turn Pittman's oxygen up to in order to revive her?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?
(a) March 20.
(b) March 22.
(c) March 13.
(d) March 15.

3. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?
(a) Team members working together.
(b) Reliance on the guides.
(c) Independent action.
(d) Following a structured and set path.

4. How much was one bottle of oxygen?
(a) $325.
(b) $250.
(c) $435.
(d) $300.

5. What was Boukreev's destination at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?
(a) Lukla.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Kathmandu.
(d) Hong Kong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Fischer's response to Boukreev's plan to return to Camp IV and await the climbers?

2. When Fischer arrived in Nepal, how many days away were his clients?

3. Who were Ngima Kale and Lopsang Jangbu?

4. Over dinner, in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest, how did the four men plan to obtain their equipment?

5. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?

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