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1. Which item is not a key feature of written about in this narrative? (A) (B) The Balcony (C) The Mallory Chute (D) ​ ​

2. Who, suffering from hypoxia, told the climbers that the oxygen canisters at the South Summit were empty? (A) (B) Mike Groom (C) Andy Harris (D) Doug Hansen ​ ​

3. The Everest expedition lost its comforts of Base Camp, and Krakauer explains there was “a ratio of misery to pleasure that was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on. I came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about ______.” (A) dying (B) enduring pain (C) being loyal to each other (D) longing for home

4. What was Krakauer's climbing experience prior to Everest? (A) He was a climber skilled and experienced at high altitudes. (B) He didn't have much climbing experience at all. (C) He had climbing experience, but little at high altitudes. (D) He climbed mountains as a hobby while he was a teenager.

5. Which of the following people reached the summit by 2:00 pm, the turn-around time? (A) Rob Hall (B) (C) Doug Hansen (D) ​

6. Which statement best describes the tragedy surrounding Rob Hall’s death? (A) Rob proved his skill as a mountaineer but his pride blinded him to the disaster taking shape. (B) Rob’s compassion for and even guilt about Doug Hansen’s summit success were his own downfall. (C) How tragic that a supply of oxygen bottles and long ropes could have saved the life of such a great climber.

(D) Rob had survived greater risks in his impressive climbing career, yet the horrific weather destroyed him.

7. How was Rob Hall's track record as a guide? (A) Mediocre—he had gotten a few clients to the summit, but not many. (B) Hall suffered a lack of respect from the climbing community when he became a guide. (C) Sterling—in five years, Hall guided thirty-nine clients to the peak. (D) Hall had a good reputation, but not as good as Scott Fischer's.

8. How would you characterize Rob Hall and Scott Fischer's relationship? (A) The two men were life-long friends. (B) The men were friends and climbing companions, but competitors for the same business. (C) The men did not like each other, as they ran competitive businesses. (D) The men did not know one another before the 1996 climb.

9. Which of the guides descends the summit long before the clients? (A) Andy Harris (B) (C) Lopsang Sherpa (D) Rob Hall ​ ​

10. Which of the following clients is not later rescued by Anatoli Boukreev? (A) (B) Tim Madsen (C) Charlotte Fox (D) Sandy Pittman ​

TEST: INTO THIN AIR Page 2 ​ 11. Who was Krakauer's head guide? (A) Scott Fischer (B) Rob Hall (C) Andy Harris (D) Ang Dorje ​ ​

12. Why does Lopsang Sherpa refuse to deliver oxygen to Hall and Hansen who are stranded on the summit? (A) As Fischer's Sherpa, he wants to find and assist Fischer. (B) He is too tired to climb to the top. (C) He does not want to help Hall because Hall is with another expedition. (D) The oxygen canisters are all empty.

13. Why won't Hall leave the summit, even though he knows that staying will probably result in death? (A) He is too tired to climb down. (B) He is out of supplemental oxygen. (C) He will not leave Doug Hansen, who is too incapacitated to climb down on his own. ​ (D) The ropes on the summit have become unfastened.

14. Whom does Krakauer mistake for Andy Harris the night they descend from the summit? (A) Mike Groom (B) Doug Hansen (C) Tim Madsen (D) Martin Adams ​

15. What did George Mallory state when asked by a news reporter why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest? (A) “Everest is the king’s peak. I am drawn to the throne.” (B) "Because it's there." (C) “I can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. I can turn around and go back. Or I can climb the mountain and make it my story.”

16. Which choice is the most accurate ranking (from Best to Worst) the Everest climbing teams for the virtue and skill shown by both leaders and clients: (A) > IMAX team > South Africans (B) South Africans > Taiwanese > (C) Adventure Consultants > South Africans > IMAX team (D) Mountain Madness > Adventure Consultants > Taiwanese

17. Rob Hall probably pushed Doug Hansen to keep climbing Everest beyond what he was capable of. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

18. Tenzing Norgay was the first to climb Everest without oxygen. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE ​

19. With a few exceptions, Hall’s entire team obeyed the expedition’s rule: “Turn around from summit at 2 p.m.” (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

20. Sandy Pittman displayed humility and quiet strength on the expedition (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

21. There was a miraculous survival in this story. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE ​

22. In spite of his excellent climbing career, Scott Fisher was over-exhausted and ill on summit day. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

23. Professional guides on the expedition failed to lead their clients wisely and skillfully. (A) TRUE (B) FALSE

TEST: INTO THIN AIR Page 3 ​ Your climb is over. Thank you for hard work with this icy way to start a class. END.