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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attended the meal with Beck and other climbers on the summit of Mount Elbrus?
(a) No one.
(b) Some Polish factory workers.
(c) Some Russian soldiers.
(d) Prostitutes.

2. What does Dan learn about as much as possible?
(a) The situation that led to Beck's almost dying.
(b) How Beck and Peach felt towards each other.
(c) The other climbers' fates.
(d) Beck's medical condition.

3. What gave Beck motivation?
(a) He heard God's voice in his head.
(b) Thinking about getting Yasuko to safety.
(c) Thinking about his family.
(d) He saw a bright light that went ahead of him.

4. Where is Mount Aconcagua?
(a) In Iceland.
(b) In Central America.
(c) In Canada.
(d) In the Argentine Andes.

5. What did Dan say about Beck as far as being competitive?
(a) He never did anything that competed against someone else.
(b) He was highly competitive.
(c) He hated competition but excelled at it.
(d) He hated doing things that were competitive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Beck run out of food on his second major climb?

3. Where did Beck learn survival skills?

4. What did Meg ask her father never to do?

5. Who came by and offered Beck assistance?

(see the answer key)

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