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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?
(a) Giving him a way to get out of his depression.
(b) Breaking up their family.
(c) Making him unhappy.
(d) Making them poor.
2. Who is Madan?
(a) Beck's brother.
(b) Beck's best friend.
(c) The helicopter pilot.
(d) A medical doctor.
3. What did some of Beck's friends realize about Beck's climbing hobby?
(a) It might be getting dangerous.
(b) It was a subsitute for living with his family.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It was a substitute for an interesting job.
4. What did Beck do around 4 p.m.?
(a) Called his wife on his cell phone.
(b) Gave Yasuko mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(c) Began to ascend to find Rob Hall.
(d) Opened his eyes.
5. Who fell 150 feet into a crevasse that Beck heard about?
(a) A Russian climber.
(b) A British climber.
(c) A Sherpa.
(d) A Swiss climber.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Beck learn on Longs Peak?
2. How many feet above sea level was the base camp?
3. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?
4. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?
5. Whom did Rob get to talk with before he died?
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