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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?
(a) Minus sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Minus five degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) Two degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?
(a) He lost his vision.
(b) He lost a mitten.
(c) His boot sole broke off.
(d) He needed to use more oxygen.

3. Who is Rob?
(a) Another first-time climber.
(b) Beck's guide.
(c) Beck's son.
(d) Beck's friend from Texas who is also climbing.

4. Who is Anatoli Boukreev?
(a) A Sherpa.
(b) A Russian first-time climber.
(c) The man who rescued Rob.
(d) A Russian guide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above sea level was the base camp?

2. What is the setting at the opening of Chapter 2?

3. What is the date when the book opens?

4. Who fell 150 feet into a crevasse that Beck heard about?

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

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