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A)      Alternative Beliefs

B)      Animal Welfare

C)      Archaeology

D)      Business

E)      Education

F)      Emergency Services

G)      Foreign Aid

H)      Health

I)       Inventions

K)      Political Systems

L)       Security

M)       Sports

N)      Technology

O)      Teenage Dreams

P)      The Economy

R)      The Environment

S)       Transport

T)      Youth and Old Age

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An Interview with Jon Krakauer

1)  Jon Krakauer started his writing career with articles about . . .

A) the state of Alaska 
B) climbing mountains in Alaska. 
C) nature writing 
D) climbing Mount Everest.

2)  The only reason for Krakauer writing articles on various other subjects was . . .

A) he liked it.
B) to be an artist.
C) to make a living.
D) to try out different voices.

3)  Krakauer thinks writing a book is more rewarding than writing an article because . . .

A) he can do the story justice when he can spend more time on it.
B) it was extremely satisfying.
C) he wanted to try something new.
D) he really enjoyed it.

4)  The offer of going to Antarctica was impossible to resist, because . . .  

A) it was a chance to climb with the best. 
B) there are high mountains there.
C) he loves climbing.
D) of the weather. He loves snow.

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5)  When Krakauer was climbing in Antarctica, his wife found it tougher than the Everest experience, because . . .

A) she was pregnant.
B) she was very worried this time.
C) they couldn't communicate.
D) she was afraid of ice bears.

6)  One essential part of climbing is . . .

A) getting to beautiful places.
B) that you use both mind and body.
C) being outdoors. 
D) the adventure of climbing.

7)  Jon Krakauer and his wife are alike in that they both . . .

A) love snowboarding.

B) love reading.

C) love writing.

D) love being outdoors.

8)  About his attitude to other people, Krakauer says that he . . .

A) loves to lecture.
B) is a loner. 
C) feels uncomfortable about being alone.
D) dislikes other people.

9)  When talking about giving lectures, Krakauer points out that he . . .

A) really enjoys being the centre of attention. 
B) seriously dislikes it.
C) is nervous before performances.
D) only do them to make a living.

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10)  When reporting about Everest, Krakauer was very anxious to get every detail right, so he . . .

A) used to write everything down in notebooks.
B) could get is brain working again.
C) didn't take notes but relied on his memory.
D) could train himself.

11)  After writing the article about Everest, Krakauer realized that . . .

A) it was necessary to write a book to make the story justice.
B) he was happy that he had finished it.
C) that he wanted to write about Antartica instead.
D) had cleared his mind.

12)  When Krakauer describes himself as a writer, he says that usually he . . .

A) wrote very quickly. 
B) wrote as if he had a fever. 
C) could work for 12 – 14 hours at a time.
D) suffers writer's block.

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13)  When writing the book about the Everest climb, Krakauer was doubtful about how it would be received, because . . .

A) he thought people would be sick of the whole thing.
B) he didn't think he was a good enough writer.
C) it was about a tragedy. 
D) people hadn't heard of Mount Everest.

14)  Krakauer thinks that media coverage of the Everest climb was . . .

A) tragic. 
B) exaggerated.
C) true.
D) too simplified.

15)  Krakauer describes his book as an attempt to . . .

A) write an adventure. 
B) describe the characters in the book.
C) explain the complexities of the tragedy.
D) promote climbing on Mount Everest.

 
16)  Krakauer illustrates the dangers of climbing Everest by comparing it to ...

A) Russian roulette.
B) a suicide mission.
C) the death zone.
D) the greatest adventure of all time.

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