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        Chapter- 4

        Sucess at last

Let's go through your questions:

### Multiple Choice Questions

1. **Where did Edmund Hillary belong to?**

   - (ii) New Zealand

2. **What is the height of Scott's Knob?**

   - (c) 7030 feet

3. **With whom did Edmund Hillary leave the camp?**

   - (a) Peter Mulgrew

4. **By what time had they reached the ridge?**

   - (c) 11 o'clock

### True or False Statements

1. (i) **Hillary tried to climb Scott's Knob, but failed five times** - **F**

2. (ii) **Peter Mulgrew accompanied the narrator on his second attempt** - **T**

3. (iii) **The narrator had to descend fifty feet because it was difficult to maintain a safe foothold** - **T**

4. (iv) **After reaching the summit the thought of the downward journey disheartened Sir Hillary** - **T**

### Short Answer Questions

1. **What was the first obstacle Edmund Hillary and Peter Mulgrew faced?**

   - The first obstacle they faced was a difficult, loose slope.

2. **What did Edmund Hillary and Peter Mulgrew see on reaching the loose slope?**

   - They saw a twisting ridge climbing up the face until it met a huge rock buttress.

3. **In what kind of condition and position were Edmund Hillary and Peter Mulgrew after 10 o'clock?**

   - After 10 o'clock, they were exhausted and in a precarious position with challenging climbing conditions.

4. **How many times had Edmund Hillary attempted to climb Scott's Knob?**

   - He had attempted to climb Scott's Knob multiple times, but the exact number is typically noted as five.

### Long Answer Questions

1. **What did Edmund Hillary do in order to save time during his first attempt at climbing Scott's Knob?**

   - To save time, Hillary and his team chose a more direct route, which turned out to be more challenging.

2. **Why did Edmund Hillary fail to climb Scott's Knob at the first attempt?**

   - He failed due to extreme weather conditions and technical difficulties that made the climb too hazardous.

3. **What factors made it difficult for Edmund Hillary to climb Scott's Knob the second time?**

   - The factors included worsening weather, loose and treacherous slopes, and physical exhaustion.

4. **What made the members of the expedition in Edmund Hillary's second attempt to climb Scott's Knob think that the route was beyond them?**

   - The route was considered beyond them due to its severe technical challenges and unpredictable weather conditions.

### Reference to Context

1. **'Through the clouds that wreathed the mountain, we could see a twisting ridge climbing up the face until, high up, it ran into a huge rock buttress. From this angle it didn't look easy'.**

   - (a) **Who is the speaker of these lines?**  

     - The speaker is Sir Edmund Hillary.

   - (b) **What do you understand by the term 'wreathed' in the given lines?**  

     - 'Wreathed' refers to being wrapped or enveloped, in this case, by clouds surrounding the mountain.

2. **"Pretty scratchy and rather slow going. Hope you're not too cold in that wind?"**

   - (a) **Who spoke this line and to whom?**  

     - This line was spoken by Edmund Hillary to Peter Mulgrew.

   - (b) **What did the speaker refer to as being 'scratchy' and 'rather slow going'?**  

     - The speaker referred to the climbing conditions and terrain as being 'scratchy' and 'slow going'.