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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest Quiz

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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest Quiz

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1)

Where did Dan meet Beck? (from Chapters 6-10)

In Texas.
In Ramstein, Germany.
In New York City.
At a hotel where Beck is recovering.
2)

Where is Mount Kilimanjaro? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

South America.
Africa.
Indonesia.
Siberia.
3)

What time does the narration flash back to in Chapter 11? (from Chapters 11-15)

Beck's childhood.
Beck talking to his wife before leaving for Nepal.
When Beck is climbing Mount Fuji.
When Beck is climbing in Iceland.
4)

What had Peach planned to tell Beck after his climbing Mount Everest before Beck was injured? (from Chapters 6-10)

She was seeing another man.
They had to go to counseling.
She was moving to California to accept a job.
The marriage was over.
5)

Where did Beck's father get transferred to in 1958? (from Chapters 11-15)

Japan.
Iran.
Saudi Arabia.
Germany.
6)

Who is Howard? (from Chapters 11-15)

Beck's brother.
Peach's older brother.
Beck's cousin.
Peach's cousin.
7)

What did Beck continually promise Peach to do but did not? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

Give the German shepherd away.
Take the family on a cruise around the world.
Move the gun to a friend's house.
Sell his motorcycle.
8)

What did Meg feel about Beck's upcoming climb of Kilimanjaro? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

It was exciting.
Her father's hobby was no longer of interest to her.
Her father was breaking his promise to her.
Nothing.
9)

What did both of Peach's grandmothers have in common? (from Chapters 11-15)

They were survivors of the war in Poland.
They were doctors in a time when women seldom entered that field.
They loved hiking and the outdoors.
They lost their husbands to sudden death.
10)

Where was Beck born? (from Chapters 11-15)

Mississippi.
Alabama.
Georgia.
Florida.
11)

Where is Mount Aconcagua? (from Chapters 16-20)

In Canada.
In Iceland.
In Central America.
In the Argentine Andes.
12)

What did Beck forget to do for their wedding night? (from Chapters 11-15)

Reserve a room.
Bring the ring.
Reserve a taxi.
Bring the airline tickets.
13)

Where did Beck's family move in 1954? (from Chapters 11-15)

San Bernadino.
San Antonio.
Washington, D. C.
Tampa.
14)

Why did they quit seeing the first marriage counselor? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

The person wasn't right for them.
The counselor sided with Peach on everything.
She moved to another state with her husband.
She retired.
15)

How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed? (from Chapters 6-10)

Six months.
Five years.
No time.
A year.
16)

How did Beck choose the mountains he climbed? (from Chapters 16-20)

By their guide's reputation.
Whether it was dangerous.
The remoteness.
The height.
17)

What information did Beck and Peach keep from the children? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

They were having marital difficulties.
They were getting a divorce.
Beck had almost died on Vinson Massif.
Beck agreed to quit climbing after Everest.
18)

What type of climbing was trickier than Beck realized? (from Chapters 16-20)

Repelling.
Crevasse climbing.
Glacier climbing.
Rock climbing.
19)

Who led the group in the helicopter that Beck rode to Cartensz Pyramid? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

No one.
Rob Hall.
Jon Krakauer.
An unknown Bulgarian.
20)

How much was Beck's cost for the Kilimanjaro climb? (from Chapters 21-Epilogue)

35, 000 dollars.
65,000 dollars.
110,000 dollars.
75,000 dollars.
21)

Between what two points of view does Chapter 13 switch? (from Chapters 11-15)

Beck and his son.
Beck and his daughter.
Beck and Rob Hall.
Peach and Beck.
22)

What did some of Beck's friends realize about Beck's climbing hobby? (from Chapters 16-20)

It might be getting dangerous.
It was a substitute for an interesting job.
Nothing.
It was a subsitute for living with his family.
23)

What is one thing Beck liked about Peach? (from Chapters 11-15)

Her determination to suceed even though she did not excel academically.
Her need to have him around.
How sensitive she was to others.
Her adventurous nature.
24)

Where is Mount Elbrus? (from Chapters 16-20)

The Olympic Mountains.
The Rocky Mountains.
The Caucasus Mountains.
The Alps.
25)

What bothered many people about Beck? (from Chapters 6-10)

His looks.
His saying that no one should try to climb Everest.
His not trying to save others that died on the mountain.
His feeling sorry for himself.
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