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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 happened to Ngawang Topche Sherpa?
(a) He recovered and returned to the mountain.
(b) He had his leg amputated.
(c) He stayed in the hospital overnight for monitoring.
(d) He lapsed into a coma.

2. What was Fischer's response to Boukreev's plan to return to Camp IV and await the climbers?
(a) Fischer agreed.
(b) Fischer asked Boukreev to stay at the summit instead.
(c) Fischer was angry, but agreed.
(d) Fischer was too delirious to think straight.

3. What did the Sherpas from Hall's group do for Fischer, in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt?
(a) Nothing, they just passed by.
(b) Gave him gloves.
(c) Gave him oxygen.
(d) Carried him down the mountain.

4. What important decision did Lou Kasischke make?
(a) To turn around and head down the mountain.
(b) To push on towards the Summit at a more rapid pace.
(c) To pack an extra oxygen canister.
(d) To turn on his radio.

5. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?
(a) Fischer.
(b) DeWalt.
(c) Beidleman.
(d) Boukreev.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like on May 7th?

2. How did climbers at Camp IV signal to others where they were located?

3. Who did Adams run into, in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?

4. What did Boukreev learn from the Sherpas about Fischer?

5. In Chapter 20, The Last Attempt, who escorted the Mountain Madness climbers down?

Short Essay Questions

1. On Boukreev's descent, in Chapter 16, Decision and Descent, what was the plan for Boukreev to ascend to Camp IV? Why is this important?

2. Describe the oxygen the team took on their summit push.

3. What happened when the Mountain Madness team reached Camp IV?

4. What happened to the climbers that didn't return from the expedition?

5. Describe Boukreev's rescue attempt of Fischer.

6. Describe the encounter between Boukreev and Yasuko Namba's husband.

7. What were the group's actions lost on the South Col?

8. What were Boukreev's thoughts on the article published by Krakauer?

9. What were Krakauer's criticisms of Boukreev?

10. What were Dr. Hunt's thoughts on the climbers, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?

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