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Chapter 15 1. What is the significance of 2:00? 2. Who was the last to reach the summit at 4:00? 3. What explanation does Krakauer give for Scott Fischer’s fatigue on summit day? 4. What does dexamethasone do for Sandy Pittman? 5. Explain what happens to the group being led by Neal Beidleman after they get off track on the South Col. 6. When criticized for his actions, Boukreev claims to have descended to the South Col to bring everyone what? 7. During his second rescue attempt, what does Boukreev see that alerts him to the missing hikers’ location? Chapter 16 1. How did the South Africans stand in the way of rescue operations on the day after the storm? 2. What question is Jon Krakauer left with at the end of Chapter 16? Chapter 17 1. According to American guide Peter Lev, what misconception do most people have about Everest guides? 2. What offer does Andy Harris make Lopsang to bring oxygen to Rob Hall and Doug Hansen? How does Lopsang respond? Why? What does Harris do as a result? (be thorough!) 3. What is the ultimate fate of Doug Hansen and Andy Harris? 4. Who is the last person to ever talk to Rob Hall?

CC Captains Courageous Chapters 9-10 Due Monday, March 8.

Chapter 8 1. Describe the community of fishermen that exists in the "town" the //We're Here// encounters. 2. What is the "Virgin"? 3. What superstitions are revealed as a result of the death on the Frenchman? 4. What is the race that the //We're Here// has with the //Parry Norman// and what is significant about the finish for the //We’re Here//? 5. What is Harvey's reaction to arriving in Gloucester and why does he feel this way?

Chapter 9 1. How do Harvey's parents respond to his tales of his life at sea? 2. What does Harvey's father see in Harvey to make him conclude that "This was going to be a boy after his own hungry heart"? 3. What makes Disko realize he is "mistook in his jedgments"? 4. Why does Cheyne think that "jerk[ing] the //We're Here// back to port" might not have been so good for Harvey? 5. What decision does Cheyne, Disko, and Dan's mother arrive at regarding Dan's future?

Chapter 10 1. What happens to the crew of the //We're Here//? (to answer this question fully you'll need also refer to the end of Chapter 9) 2. What choices does Cheyne offer Harvey and what does Harvey choose? 3. What does Harvey learn from Cheyne about his life and his “climb to the top”? 4. What is the significance of Memorial Day in Gloucester? 5. What comes of the cook’s prophesy about Harvey and Dan, "Master - man. Man - master"?