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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?
(a) Breaking up their family.
(b) Giving him a way to get out of his depression.
(c) Making them poor.
(d) Making him unhappy.

3. What was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?
(a) Sleeting.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Foggy.

4. Who fell to his death in Beck's party?
(a) A Japanese climber.
(b) A Taiwanese climber.
(c) A Sherpa.
(d) An English climber.

5. Who helped Beck fight sleep?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Yasuko.
(d) Jon.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Beck particularly concerned when they began their assault for the summit?

2. Why do the climbers have to stay in a base camp for a while?

3. When did Beck's team make High Camp on the South Col?

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

5. Why didn't Beck join the group that was headed down the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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