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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Beck feel competitive when he started dating Peach?
(a) Dan.
(b) Howard.
(c) Peach's mother and grandmother.
(d) No one.

2. What did Beck do to his body as he was making it stronger?
(a) Trimmed down all the fat..
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pushed it but not too far.
(d) Destroyed it.

3. Why did Beck have a difficult time reading?
(a) His weak eyes.
(b) He was dyslexic.
(c) One of his eyes was blind.
(d) His first language was Japanese.

4. Where did Beck go after graduating with a B.S.?
(a) Temple University School of Dentistry.
(b) University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
(c) To live in Eurpoe for a while.
(d) To teach in his hometown.

5. What did both of Peach's grandmothers have in common?
(a) They lost their husbands to sudden death.
(b) They loved hiking and the outdoors.
(c) They were doctors in a time when women seldom entered that field.
(d) They were survivors of the war in Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what two points of view does Chapter 13 switch?

2. In what year did Beck and Peach meet?

3. What did Beck decide to do instead of suicide?

4. What did Beck climb in Mexico in 1990?

5. What time does the narration flash back to in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beck blame Peace for his unhappiness and what is her response?

2. What sort of student was Beck at Northwestern?

3. What did Beck and Peach say attracted each of them to the other?

4. Where did Beck attend medical school, and what specialty did he enjoy?

5. What made Beck decide to climb Everest? How does he start getting ready for the climb?

6. Who served as a surrogate father to Peach, and what was Beck's relationship with the man?

7. Discuss what Beck wrote about his parents in Chapter 11.

8. What did Beck begin to do after his term as president of Medical City ended? How did he cope with the problem?

9. What did Beck relate about his time when his father was stationed in Saudi Arabia in 1958?

10. What did Kit relate about the Weathers' family life?

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