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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Peach realize after meeting with the second marriage counselor?
(a) They would see her as keeping Beck on a ball and chain.
(b) They would see her as making unreasonable demands.
(c) She had to make some changes and stop blaming herself for the broken marriage.
(d) Any counselor would see her as too dependent on Beck.

2. What did Beck get that Peach hated?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A German shepherd.

3. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?
(a) Two degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Minus five degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) Minus sixty degrees Fahrenheit.

4. What delusion did Beck have about climbing Mount Everest.
(a) After he had climbed it, his marriage would be fine.
(b) His family would support his bid to complete Mt. Everest.
(c) His family would be thrilled for him.
(d) When he completed Everest and was happy, the depression would subside.

5. What did Beck continually promise Peach to do but did not?
(a) Take the family on a cruise around the world.
(b) Sell his motorcycle.
(c) Move the gun to a friend's house.
(d) Give the German shepherd away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothered many people about Beck?

2. What did Beck climb in Mexico in 1990?

3. What did Beck find on his second major climb?

4. Beck lost the use of ____________.

5. What did Beck look forward to seeing on his climb of Mount Elbrus?

(see the answer key)

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