Read this sentence from “The Final Assault.”

In imagination I could feel my heavy load dragging me backward down the great slopes below; I seemed clumsy and unstable and my breath was hurried and uneven.

In this sentence, the narrator gives an example of how he must constantly evaluate his mental and physical capacity.

How does the narrator develop this concept in the rest of the narrative?


by including personal feelings and reflections throughout


by mentioning his climbing partner, Tenzing, throughout


by describing his circumstances from beginning to end

by using a question and answer technique in each paragraph