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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 did Beck's father do during the war years?
(a) Designing barracks.
(b) War correspondent.
(c) Aviator instructor.
(d) MASH unit.

2. What was Beck proud to overcome?
(a) Fear of defeat.
(b) Fear of being alone in the wilderness.
(c) Fear of climbing.
(d) Fear of making a bad decision.

3. What does Linda Gravelle do for Peach?
(a) Calls the governor for help.
(b) Takes the children to her home to stay.
(c) Calls her brother who is an Air Force General in Ramstein.
(d) Volunteers to go care for Beck since she was a doctor.

4. What did Peach feel about her nickname later in her marriage?
(a) It kept her feeling connected to her home roots.
(b) It made Beck happy.
(c) It made her feel as though no one took her seriously.
(d) It was a part of losing her own identity.

5. Who initiates a helicopter rescue at Base Camp Two for Beck?
(a) Peach.
(b) Yasuko's family.
(c) Beck's brother.
(d) Beck's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Beck join the group that was headed down the mountain?

2. What was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?

3. For what was Beck particularly concerned when they began their assault for the summit?

4. What did Beck nickname his depression?

5. Where did Beck's father get transferred to in 1958?

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