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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?
(a) His father has had a heart attack.
(b) She hoped this cured him of his obsession with climbing.
(c) Beck's brother is enroute to meet Beck.
(d) Nothing; they were unable to talk.

2. What did Peach major in during college?
(a) Political science.
(b) Physical education.
(c) Nursing.
(d) English.

3. What did Beck's father do?
(a) A writer.
(b) An architect.
(c) An aviator.
(d) A physician.

4. What did Beck learn on Longs Peak?
(a) The meaning of perseverance.
(b) How to quit gracefully.
(c) How to conserve one's energy.
(d) How to climb rocks.

5. What is Peach's real name?
(a) Patricia Wade.
(b) Margaret Olson.
(c) Margaret Wade.
(d) Patricia Olson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Beck and Peach meet?

2. How did Beck's brother Dan energize himself?

3. Who attended the meal with Beck and other climbers on the summit of Mount Elbrus?

4. What did Dan say about Beck as far as being competitive?

5. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?

(see the answer key)

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