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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did AMS stand for?
(a) Acute Mountain Sickness.
(b) Aim More Severe.
(c) Altitude Mountain Sickness.
(d) All Morning Silence.

3. What in flight convenience did Boukreev and Ngima have on their flight to Everest?
(a) Movies.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Cotton for their ears.

4. What were the ages of Ngima and Lopsang?
(a) 40 and 32.
(b) 26 and 23.
(c) 35 and 18.
(d) 30 and 25.

5. What was the name of Fischer's company?
(a) Mountain Madness.
(b) Himalyan Guides.
(c) Adventure Consultants.
(d) Extreme Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the founder of Himalayan Guides?

2. What was the minimum amount of time required to cross the crevices, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Camp II?

3. What was one barrier between Boukreev and his clients?

4. How was Sandy Hill Pittman described?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Boukreev get from Kathmandu to Everest base camp?

2. Describe the location of the Mountain Madness climbers on May 1.

3. Much of "The Climb" is aimed at defending Boukreev against accusations made about his conduct on the climb. What two defenses did the authors stress in Chapters 3 and 4?

4. Who are the authors of "The Climb?"

5. What was the plan for Boukreev and the clients, in Chapter 11, Towards the Push?

6. Describe the rescue in Chapter 10, The First Delays.

7. Describe Boukreev's acclimatization plan.

8. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?

9. What happened in Chapter 11, Towards the Push, to Dale Kruse?

10. Describe the setting of the fixed ropes, in Chapter 11, Towards the Push.

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