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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the caller tell Peach about Beck?
(a) He would be delayed getting off the mountain for a few days.
(b) He was off the mountain but under arrest for not getting the proper permits.
(c) He died on Everest.
(d) He was in the hospital at Katmandu.

2. With whom do the climbers meet up when climbing down the mountain?
(a) A group that included Beck's brother.
(b) A helicopter headed to get Yasuko.
(c) The IMAX film team.
(d) A medical doctor who saves Beck's life.

3. What type of climbing was trickier than Beck realized?
(a) Repelling.
(b) Crevasse climbing.
(c) Glacier climbing.
(d) Rock climbing.

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

5. What did Beck say he enjoyed about climbing?
(a) The tranquility.
(b) The terror.
(c) The time away from home.
(d) The sights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did both of Peach's grandmothers have in common?

2. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?

3. What did Beck do around 4 p.m.?

4. Why did Beck have trouble seeing as he descended the mountain on his second climb?

5. Why is Peach frustrated?

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