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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-Epilogue.

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 about the same as his own father had been.
(c) He was better than most of his friends.
(d) He had been a very good father.

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

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

4. What trail did Beck hike to get to Everest?
(a) Khumbu.
(b) Pokhran.
(c) Uru.
(d) Asra.

5. For what did Beck engage Rob Hall?
(a) To climb Vinson Massif again.
(b) To teach him how to traverse steep glaciers.
(c) To teach him a new technique for faster acclimatization.
(d) To climb Kilimanjaro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Peach told when she called the tour company when Beck was not on his return flight?

2. What did Beck's stories cause some people to do?

3. Where did Beck decide to attend college?

4. What did Beck say he blamed for his unhappiness?

5. What did Peach think was killing their marriage?

(see the answer key)

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