ITA: Ch. 6 Check

True or False? There are 4 camps above Base Camp.

• True

• False

True or False: Rob Hall's clients help carry the load up the mountain to establish the next camp.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which piece of mountaineering equipment is fashioned with spikes and designed to help give purchase on the ice when climbing?

• Safety tether

• Mountaineering boots

• Crampon

• Harness

How did the Everest expeditions improve safety at the Khumbu Icefall?

• They established a rule that all climbers had to be roped together.

• They only allowed one climber into the Icefall at a time.

• They paid one team to establish and maintain the route.

• Each team has to pay an additional fee for any climber lacking a certain amount of experience.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why does Rob Hall turn the team around, even though some team members had not reached Camp One?

• A team member was injured and needed help from guides who could no longer guide the team members.

• The midday sun made the Icefall unstable.

• Hall ascertained that certain climbers were not prepared for the terrain and needed more training at base camp.

• The temperatures were dropping too fast and posted risks.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

True or False? Andy Harris proves himself a unreliable and inexperienced guide.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Krakauer's migraine is most likely a result of . . .

• Altitude sickness

• A stomach virus

• Poor nutrition

• Ultraviolet radiation

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who calls Krakauer when he is at Base Camp?

• His wife

• His daughter

• His son

• His father

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What almost causes a divorce between Krakauer and Linda?

• An affair

• Money problems

• Politics

• Climbing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

At the end of the chapter, Linda says, "If you get killed, . . . it’s not just you who’ll pay the price. I’ll have to pay, too, you know, for the rest of my life. Doesn’t that matter to you?" How does Krakauer respond?

• Don't worry about me. I'm the most experienced climber on the team.

• You're being unfair to me. It won't be my fault if I die while climbing.

• I'm not going to get killed. Don't be melodramatic.

• I love you, and I'll do everything in my power to make sure I come home to you.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3