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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Beck feel about his role as a father?
(a) He did not do a very good job.
(b) He was better than most of his friends.
(c) He was about the same as his own father had been.
(d) He had been a very good father.

2. Who is with Beck Weathers?
(a) No one.
(b) Dozens of climbers.
(c) His wife and a Sherpa guide.
(d) His best friend.

3. 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.

4. What side of Everest was Beck's group planning to climb?
(a) Khumbu Glacier.
(b) East Side.
(c) West Side.
(d) North Side.

5. What bothered many people about Beck?
(a) His not trying to save others that died on the mountain.
(b) His looks.
(c) His feeling sorry for himself.
(d) His saying that no one should try to climb Everest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom did Rob get to talk with before he died?

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

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

5. With whom do the climbers meet up when climbing down the mountain?

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