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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was base camp alerted to the problem with Ngawang Topche Sherpa?
(a) Another Sherpa.
(b) Adventure Consultants.
(c) Satellite phone.
(d) Radio.

2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?
(a) April 21.
(b) April 23.
(c) April 25.
(d) April 27.

3. How much did Karen Dickinson owe Mountain Madness?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $2,500.

4. How many clients had signed for the Mountain Madness expedition by February, 2006?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

5. What did the climbers lack to be able to ascend the fixed ropes of the Lhotse Face?
(a) Crampons.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Radios.
(d) Headgear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the advice from base camp for Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

2. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?

3. How did Ngawang Topche Sherpa get to base camp?

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 10, The First Delays?

5. What did Boukreev come across in Chapter 9, Camp II?

(see the answer key)

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