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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 was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sleeting.
(d) Excellent.
2. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?
(a) Beck's brother is enroute to meet Beck.
(b) She hoped this cured him of his obsession with climbing.
(c) Nothing; they were unable to talk.
(d) His father has had a heart attack.
3. Who is Anatoli Boukreev?
(a) The man who rescued Rob.
(b) A Russian guide.
(c) A Sherpa.
(d) A Russian first-time climber.
4. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?
(a) Breaking up their family.
(b) Making them poor.
(c) Making him unhappy.
(d) Giving him a way to get out of his depression.
5. How did Beck get to Lukla once he was in Nepal?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Train.
(c) Helicopter.
(d) Yaks.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened as the sun began to set?
2. How did Beck feel about his role as a father?
3. When did Beck's team make High Camp on the South Col?
4. After how long was Beck not to try to rejoin the group when he stopped?
5. What was unusual about the conversation with Beck on Monday from Peach's point of view?
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