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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Beck feel guilty?
(a) His brother lost his job when he came to help Beck in Nepal.
(b) He was crippled and would not be able to support his family anymore.
(c) He put his wife through such emotional anguish.
(d) He survived when others did not.

2. After how long was Beck not to try to rejoin the group when he stopped?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. In what year did Beck and Peach meet?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1974.

4. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?
(a) Minus five degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Minus sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Two degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) Twenty degrees Fahrenheit.

5. What is the setting at the opening of Chapter 2?
(a) Back at Beck's home in Canada.
(b) Halfway up Mount Everest.
(c) Back at Beck's home in the United States.
(d) The airport before the expedition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what did Meg reflect when she thought her father was dead?

2. Where did Beck start school for the first grade?

3. Where did Beck stay for a couple days before heading to Lukla?

4. In what condition was Beck?

5. Why did Beck have a difficult time reading?

(see the answer key)

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