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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What dangerous mountain is the book about?
(a) Mt. Lassen.
(b) K2.
(c) Mt. Hood.
(d) Mt. Everest.

3. What was Boukreev's greeting to Martin Adams at Camp II?
(a) "Hey, turtle!"
(b) "Hey, giraffe!"
(c) "Hey, crocodile!"
(d) "Hey, polar bear!"

4. On what date did the Mountain Madness climbers reach base camp?
(a) April 4.
(b) April 10.
(c) April 6.
(d) April 8.

5. What year does the book open?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a typical meal on the mountain?

2. How high did Boukreev climb, in Chapter 9, Camp II?

3. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

4. What did the climbers lack to be able to ascend the fixed ropes of the Lhotse Face?

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

(see the answer key)

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