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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 did Beck do to his body as he was making it stronger?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pushed it but not too far.
(c) Destroyed it.
(d) Trimmed down all the fat..

2. Between what two points of view does Chapter 13 switch?
(a) Beck and Rob Hall.
(b) Beck and his son.
(c) Beck and his daughter.
(d) Peach and Beck.

3. What did Beck later realize about what he would do after climbing Everest?
(a) He would go on to another mountain.
(b) He would be changed forever.
(c) He would go into another deep depression.
(d) He would find some other dangerous sport to learn.

4. Who came by and offered Beck assistance?
(a) Jon Krakauer.
(b) Steve Mills.
(c) No one.
(d) Two Sherpas.

5. With whom did Beck feel competitive when he started dating Peach?
(a) No one.
(b) Dan.
(c) Howard.
(d) Peach's mother and grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck look forward to seeing on his climb of Mount Elbrus?

2. Where did Dan meet Beck?

3. Through what company did Beck go to climb Vinson Massif?

4. When did Peach hear that Beck was to climb Kilimanjaro?

5. What did Peach and the family think of Beck when he came home from a climb?

(see the answer key)

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