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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Beck when he became President in number 111?
(a) 39.
(b) 35.
(c) 42.
(d) 44.

2. Who is Howard?
(a) Beck's cousin.
(b) Beck's brother.
(c) Peach's older brother.
(d) Peach's cousin.

3. Beck lost the use of ____________.
(a) His hands.
(b) His sense of smell.
(c) His left eye.
(d) His left ear.

4. How did Beck contact his family while at base camp?
(a) Letters that a messenger took to Katmandu.
(b) He never contacted his family.
(c) Cell phone.
(d) Fax.

5. Why did the second in command take over on the Aconcagua climb?
(a) The first in command demonstrated incompetence.
(b) The second in command knew the mountain better.
(c) The first in command got ill.
(d) The first in command died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck have a tendency to do when he was pursuing a hobby?

2. What had Peach planned to tell Beck after his climbing Mount Everest before Beck was injured?

3. What did people at base camp tell Peach?

4. What did Peach feel about her nickname later in her marriage?

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

(see the answer key)

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