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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the book published about the climb?

2. What most likely killed Fischer?

3. What was happened to Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

4. What communication gear was the crew lacking?

5. How did Beidleman describe the group of people in trouble in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What was DeWalt's hope for commercial climbing expeditions?

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

6. Describe Boukreev's return to Everest the following year.

7. Besides Boukreev, who else reached Camp IV after the summit, and what did Boukreev do?

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

9. Who was in the group on the South Col?

10. What happened on Boukreev's first attempt from Camp IV to aid climbers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One point of contention between the clients and the guides was the specific role and expectations of the guides. What were the clients perceptions of the role of guides? What was Boukreev's? How did Boukreev's perception compare to Beidleman's?

Essay Topic 2

Who were the Mountain Madness clients? What advantages and disadvantages did they bring to the team?

Essay Topic 3

What role did oxygen play in the climbing of Everest? Describe the use of oxygen by the Mountain Madness team, from the acquisition of oxygen to the use of the canisters while climbing the summit.

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