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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 does Dan learn about as much as possible?
(a) Beck's medical condition.
(b) The situation that led to Beck's almost dying.
(c) The other climbers' fates.
(d) How Beck and Peach felt towards each other.

2. Who is Madan?
(a) The helicopter pilot.
(b) A medical doctor.
(c) Beck's best friend.
(d) Beck's brother.

3. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?
(a) Five years.
(b) A year.
(c) No time.
(d) Six months.

4. What did Beck feel at base camp?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Exhileration.
(c) Tired.
(d) Aprehensive.

5. How did Beck contact his family while at base camp?
(a) Cell phone.
(b) Fax.
(c) Letters that a messenger took to Katmandu.
(d) He never contacted his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date when the book opens?

2. From where did the call come that told Peach that Beck had been successfully airlifted off the mountain?

3. What did people at base camp tell Peach?

4. What side of Everest was Beck's group planning to climb?

5. What advice did the group at base camp receive?

(see the answer key)

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