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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Peach not realize when someone called her and said Beck was alive?
(a) Beck was considered a hero for saving another climber.
(b) Beck was being bombarded by the press.
(c) The caller was implying that Beck would probably die.
(d) Beck was still up on the mountain.

2. What happened as the sun began to set?
(a) His guide returned.
(b) Another group came down off the summit past Beck.
(c) The wind picked up, and Beck's vision blurred again.
(d) His best friend fell to his death.

3. For what was Beck particularly concerned when they began their assault for the summit?
(a) Two of the climbers.
(b) The lack of proper equipment.
(c) The lack of good guidance.
(d) The cold.

4. Where did Beck stay for a couple days before heading to Lukla?
(a) In Tibet meditating.
(b) In Pokhra.
(c) At a hotel in Katmandu.
(d) In India.

5. Who is Madan?
(a) Beck's brother.
(b) A medical doctor.
(c) Beck's best friend.
(d) The helicopter pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went to find Beck and Yasuko after the storm abated?

2. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?

3. What does Peach do to help Beck?

4. What is the date when the book opens?

5. Why didn't Beck join the group that was headed down the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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