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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came down the mountain after the man who offered Beck assistance?
(a) Rob.
(b) Mike Groom and Yasuko.
(c) Yasuko.
(d) No one.

2. Who is with Beck Weathers?
(a) His wife and a Sherpa guide.
(b) His best friend.
(c) Dozens of climbers.
(d) No one.

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

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

5. Who are the Sherpas?
(a) A family that lived near the border of India and Nepal.
(b) Nepali climbing guides.
(c) A group of climbers from Russia.
(d) A group of monks from Tibet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rob?

2. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?

3. What face did the climbers ascend over?

4. Who helped Beck fight sleep?

5. What was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?

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