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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Beck feel guilty?
(a) His brother lost his job when he came to help Beck in Nepal.
(b) He survived when others did not.
(c) He put his wife through such emotional anguish.
(d) He was crippled and would not be able to support his family anymore.

2. How did Peach's father die?
(a) Radiation poisoning.
(b) He died of old age.
(c) His plane was shot down over Germany.
(d) He was lost on an expedition to the Arctic Circle.

3. What did Beck climb in Mexico in 1990?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Two volcanos.
(c) The pyramid of the Sun.
(d) A series of crevasses.

4. Who came by and offered Beck assistance?
(a) Steve Mills.
(b) Jon Krakauer.
(c) Two Sherpas.
(d) No one.

5. What did Beck enjoy doing after they moved to Dallas when he was not working?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Meeting his buddies at the bars.
(c) Building model planes.
(d) Running.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Beck feel competitive when he started dating Peach?

2. How old was Beck when he became President in number 111?

3. Why was Beck almost suffocated in his tent?

4. How did Beck get to Lukla once he was in Nepal?

5. About what did Beck write while in base camp?

(see the answer key)

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