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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the call come that told Peach that Beck had been successfully airlifted off the mountain?
(a) Australia.
(b) Nepal.
(c) India.
(d) New Zealand.

2. What did the camp do when Beck arrived?
(a) Put him into a medical coma for carrying off the mountain.
(b) Radioed down the mountain.
(c) Began warming his frostbite areas.
(d) Got hot food and liquids in him.

3. What did people at base camp tell Peach?
(a) Beck was dead.
(b) Beck was fine but still on his way down to base camp.
(c) Beck was in a Hyperthermic coma but was airlifted to the hospital.
(d) Beck was fine and on his way to Katmandu.

4. What side of Everest was Beck's group planning to climb?
(a) Khumbu Glacier.
(b) West Side.
(c) East Side.
(d) North Side.

5. What did Beck do around 4 p.m.?
(a) Opened his eyes.
(b) Gave Yasuko mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(c) Called his wife on his cell phone.
(d) Began to ascend to find Rob Hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Beck's family move in 1954?

3. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?

4. Why is Peach frustrated?

5. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?

(see the answer key)

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