View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Beck have a difficult time reading?
(a) His weak eyes.
(b) He was dyslexic.
(c) His first language was Japanese.
(d) One of his eyes was blind.

2. What did Beck find on his second major climb?
(a) He was stronger than his climbing buddies.
(b) He did not really enjoy climbing.
(c) He did not have any problem with altitude sickness.
(d) Corpses of other climbers.

3. Who fell to his death in Beck's party?
(a) A Japanese climber.
(b) An English climber.
(c) A Sherpa.
(d) A Taiwanese climber.

4. Who is Anatoli Boukreev?
(a) The man who rescued Rob.
(b) A Russian first-time climber.
(c) A Sherpa.
(d) A Russian guide.

5. What did both of Peach's grandmothers have in common?
(a) They lost their husbands to sudden death.
(b) They were doctors in a time when women seldom entered that field.
(c) They loved hiking and the outdoors.
(d) They were survivors of the war in Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gave Beck motivation?

2. Why is Peach frustrated?

3. With what does Beck compare facing death?

4. What did Beck do around 4 p.m.?

5. Where did Beck decide to climb after his climb in Colorado?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 270 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample