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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rob?
(a) Beck's guide.
(b) Beck's friend from Texas who is also climbing.
(c) Another first-time climber.
(d) Beck's son.

2. What seemed to be the only way Beck could be happy?
(a) Feeling needed.
(b) Going from goal to goal.
(c) Away from work.
(d) Being in danger.

3. What was Peace thinking about while Beck was out climbing?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Her children missing their dad.
(c) Nothing in particular.
(d) Her career.

4. From whose point of view is part of Chapter 9?
(a) Beck's son.
(b) Yasuko's family.
(c) Rob's brother.
(d) Cecilia Boone.

5. What never went through while Beck was waiting in base camp to leave?
(a) Messages for the climbers' families.
(b) The arrangements for flying out of there.
(c) The arrangements for dog teams.
(d) The permit to make the ascent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did they quit seeing the first marriage counselor?

2. Where did Beck find a pipe wrench?

3. What did Meg feel about Beck's upcoming climb of Kilimanjaro?

4. Of what did Beck become President in 1982?

5. What is Peach's real name?

(see the answer key)

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