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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Madan?
(a) The helicopter pilot.
(b) Beck's best friend.
(c) Beck's brother.
(d) A medical doctor.

2. Who were out in full force in Nepal when news of Beck's rescue was known?
(a) Beck's family and friends.
(b) The Sherpas.
(c) The Napalese people.
(d) The paparazzi.

3. Why is Peach frustrated?
(a) No one is there to help her dying husband.
(b) She is receiving conflicting news.
(c) She cannot talk to Beck.
(d) She cannot get a flight to Nepal.

4. What was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sleeting.
(d) Rainy.

5. What face did the climbers ascend over?
(a) Nuptse Face.
(b) Lhotse Face.
(c) Khumbu Face.
(d) Yakita Face.

6. Why didn't Beck join the group that was headed down the mountain?
(a) He was waiting for his guide to return.
(b) He still planned to reach the summit.
(c) He did not think they were competent.
(d) He was delirious.

7. When did Beck's team make High Camp on the South Col?
(a) Early afternoon.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Late afternoon on schedule.
(d) Late in the night.

8. In what condition is Yasuko?
(a) She can't be found.
(b) She is well but has some frostbite on her feet.
(c) She is dead.
(d) Hyperthermic coma.

9. Where was Beck taken?
(a) A hospital in New Delhi.
(b) A hospital in Ramstein, Germany.
(c) A hospital in Pokhra.
(d) The American Embassy.

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

11. What did Beck feel at base camp?
(a) Aprehensive.
(b) Tired.
(c) Exhileration.
(d) Boredom.

12. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

13. Where is Beck Weathers trapped?
(a) Death Zone, Mount Everest.
(b) Life Zone, Mount Everest.
(c) Climber's Hollow, Mount Everest.
(d) No Man's Land, Mount Everest.

14. Who are the Sherpas?
(a) A group of monks from Tibet.
(b) A group of climbers from Russia.
(c) Nepali climbing guides.
(d) A family that lived near the border of India and Nepal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Beck almost suffocated in his tent?

3. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?

4. How did Beck contact his family while at base camp?

5. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?

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