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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beck get out of his sleeping bag?
(a) Two medical doctors arrive and take him out.
(b) He is unable to get out of his sleeping bag.
(c) He gets out in order to get more food.
(d) The winds from the storm.

2. With whose family did Beck meet?
(a) Yasuko.
(b) Doug.
(c) Rob.
(d) Andy.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck feel at base camp?

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

3. What happened as the sun began to set?

4. What does Linda Gravelle do for Peach?

5. After how long was Beck not to try to rejoin the group when he stopped?

(see the answer key)

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