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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Upon what did Meg reflect when she thought her father was dead?
(a) She did not believe he was dead.
(b) What life would be like without her dad.
(c) She was sad but at least the fighting between her parents was over.
(d) She had told her father not to go.

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

4. Who came down the mountain after the man who offered Beck assistance?
(a) Mike Groom and Yasuko.
(b) No one.
(c) Yasuko.
(d) Rob.

5. For what was Beck particularly concerned when they began their assault for the summit?
(a) The lack of proper equipment.
(b) The lack of good guidance.
(c) The cold.
(d) Two of the climbers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what does Beck compare facing death?

3. What did Beck's father do during the war years?

4. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?

5. What did Beck's father do?

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