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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) Yasuko.
(c) No one.
(d) Mike Groom and Yasuko.

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

3. When did Beck's team make High Camp on the South Col?
(a) Late in the night.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) Late afternoon on schedule.

4. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?

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

3. How did Beck contact his family while at base camp?

4. Who fell to his death in Beck's party?

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

(see the answer key)

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