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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Beck stay for a couple days before heading to Lukla?
(a) In India.
(b) At a hotel in Katmandu.
(c) In Tibet meditating.
(d) In Pokhra.

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

3. Who is Meg?
(a) Beck's daughter.
(b) Beck's wife.
(c) A female climber from Australia.
(d) A female climber from England.

4. What happened as the sun began to set?
(a) Another group came down off the summit past Beck.
(b) His best friend fell to his death.
(c) The wind picked up, and Beck's vision blurred again.
(d) His guide returned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date when the book opens?

2. What trail did Beck hike to get to Everest?

3. How did Beck get to Lukla once he was in Nepal?

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

5. What face did the climbers ascend over?

(see the answer key)

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