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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. About what did Beck write while in base camp?
(a) The history of the climbing of Mount Everest.
(b) His family.
(c) A novel he was writing about climbers.
(d) His goals and aspirations for his life.

4. Where did Beck learn survival skills?
(a) Campfire Boys.
(b) An old war buddy of Beck's father's.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) 4-H.

5. What happened to Beck as a freshman in college?
(a) He tried out for the crew team and did not make it.
(b) He tried out for the tennis team and did not make it.
(c) He slipped into a depression.
(d) He tried out for the lacrosse team and did not make it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Howard?

2. What did Peach major in during college?

3. Whom did Rob get to talk with before he died?

4. How does Beck get out of his sleeping bag?

5. Where did Beck start school for the first grade?

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