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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the last to leave Camp IV in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone?
(a) Boukreev.
(b) Fox.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Fischer.

2. When Fischer arrived in Nepal, how many days away were his clients?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. Boukreev's acclimation plan included how many ascents?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. What did the climbers do during their mandatory rest period at Camp II?
(a) Wrote letters to loved ones at home.
(b) Played cards.
(c) Exercised regularly.
(d) Read books and watched movies.

5. What strategy did Beidleman recommend while on the South Col?
(a) Split off into pairs.
(b) Lead the group to safety.
(c) Stay together as a group.
(d) Everyone for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?

2. What did the clients become obsessed with at Base Camp?

3. Whom was Boukreev concerned about, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Cam II?

4. What year does the book open?

5. What did Adams advise Hunt to get from Fischer?

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