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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 was Gammelgaard's reaction to the view of Everest at the Western Cwm?
(a) She ignored the view and kept climbing.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She wept.
(d) She stared in fear.

2. Who was quoted about the ethics of taking a client's money when he has little chance of completing the climb?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Todd.
(c) Boukreev.
(d) Krakauer.

3. What was one reoccurring theme in Fischer's interviews with Bromet?
(a) Love.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Money.
(d) Family.

4. Before the Everest climb, what worried Boukreev?
(a) The oxygen issue.
(b) What he would do after the Everest climb.
(c) The intentions of his boss.
(d) The late snow melt.

5. Before the planned Everest climb, what high Himalayan peak had Boukreev already committed to help guide a team to climb?
(a) Lukla.
(b) Manaslu.
(c) Syangboche.
(d) Pumori.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?

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

3. What piece of equipment was of concern to Boukreev?

4. Which Mountain Madness guide pulled out of the expedition at the last minute?

5. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the problem with the oxygen, in Chapter 5, "The Trail to Everest."

2. How did Sandy Pittman communicate with NBC?

3. What caused delays in getting equipment to base camp?

4. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?

5. Who was Hunt?

6. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?

7. Dale Kruse, a dentist from Colorado and an early financial supporter of Fischer's climbing business, was the eighth member of the group. Why was his inclusion controversial?

8. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?

9. With whom did Jon Krakauer originally sign on to climb, and why is this important?

10. In the months before the Everest climb, which mountains did Boukreev and Fischer each climb?

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