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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 had Peach planned to tell Beck after his climbing Mount Everest before Beck was injured?
(a) She was moving to California to accept a job.
(b) The marriage was over.
(c) She was seeing another man.
(d) They had to go to counseling.

2. Where did Dan meet Beck?
(a) In Ramstein, Germany.
(b) In New York City.
(c) In Texas.
(d) At a hotel where Beck is recovering.

3. Who are the Sherpas?
(a) A family that lived near the border of India and Nepal.
(b) Nepali climbing guides.
(c) A group of climbers from Russia.
(d) A group of monks from Tibet.

4. In what condition was Beck?
(a) Dead.
(b) He has three inches of ice covering his entire body.
(c) Hyperthermic coma.
(d) He is alive and talking.

5. What did the camp do when Beck arrived?
(a) Got hot food and liquids in him.
(b) Radioed down the mountain.
(c) Put him into a medical coma for carrying off the mountain.
(d) Began warming his frostbite areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?

2. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?

3. What does Dan learn about as much as possible?

4. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?

5. What did people at base camp tell Peach?

(see the answer key)

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