American Literature Fall 2023 Moscoso Anderson Quiz

What magazine did Jon Krakauer work for when sent to Nepal in 1996?

• Outside

• Mountain Climbing

• Time

• National Geographic

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What best describes the Sherpa

• A mountain people of Nepal

• The native mountain climbers

• Rob Hall's team

• Scott Fischer's team

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

At what elevation is the Death Zone?

• At and above 25,000 feet

• At and above 10,000 feet

• At and above 15,000 feet

• At and above 20,000 feet

What is the name of the process that Krakauer and his group mates go through before moving higher up on the mountain?

• Oxygenation

• Acclimatization

• Maturation

• Actualization

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What did Krakauer realize about Beck Weathers?

• He was an outspoken Democrat.

• He was anxious and arrogant.

• He was tough and exuberant.

• He was having a midlife crisis.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the only cure for HACE or HAPE?

• To climb faster

• To lie down and sleep

• To descend quickly, below 12,000 feet

• To put on more layers of clothing

Which of the following best describes Krakauer's emotions as he reaches the summit of Everest?

• Excitement

• Pride

• Indifference (lack of emotion)

• Satisfaction

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Most of the guides continued on to the summit on May 10, 1996, because

• They needed the money due to lack of employment opportunities in Nepal.

• They knew the climbers would continue even without their help.

• They'd survived numerous snowstorms in the past.

• Nothing indicated that a terrible storm was approaching.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the biggest factor putting people in danger on Everest?

• Lack of funding for supplies

• Too many inexperienced climbers.

• Too few sherpas to guide climbers.

• Global warming.

"A little later, he came back on and rasped in a slow, horribly________ voice, "Hi sweetheart. I hope you're tucked up in a nice warm bed. How are you doing?""

• Roiled

• Discrepant

• Distorted

• Unconstrained

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4