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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Beck almost suffocated in his tent?
(a) He does not almost suffocate.
(b) The storm blew the walls over his face.
(c) He vomited and almost suffocated in it.
(d) The storm set up a wind vacuum.

2. How does Beck get out of his sleeping bag?
(a) He is unable to get out of his sleeping bag.
(b) He gets out in order to get more food.
(c) The winds from the storm.
(d) Two medical doctors arrive and take him out.

3. Why do the climbers have to stay in a base camp for a while?
(a) To become acclimated to the cold.
(b) To become acclimated to the altitude.
(c) To build up muscle.
(d) To learn how to climb.

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

5. With what does Beck compare facing death?
(a) Living.
(b) A nightmare.
(c) He says there is no comparison.
(d) The horror house at Halloween.

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

7. What did the camp do when Beck arrived?
(a) Radioed down the mountain.
(b) Got hot food and liquids in him.
(c) Put him into a medical coma for carrying off the mountain.
(d) Began warming his frostbite areas.

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

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

10. 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.

11. About what did Beck write while in base camp?
(a) His family.
(b) A novel he was writing about climbers.
(c) The history of the climbing of Mount Everest.
(d) His goals and aspirations for his life.

12. What had Peach planned to tell Beck after his climbing Mount Everest before Beck was injured?
(a) They had to go to counseling.
(b) The marriage was over.
(c) She was moving to California to accept a job.
(d) She was seeing another man.

13. What trail did Beck hike to get to Everest?
(a) Uru.
(b) Khumbu.
(c) Asra.
(d) Pokhran.

14. What was unusual about the conversation with Beck on Monday from Peach's point of view?
(a) Nothing was unusual.
(b) Beck wanted to talk with his family.
(c) Beck seemed so well.
(d) Beck asked about her feelings.

15. Who went to find Beck and Yasuko after the storm abated?
(a) Three Sherpas and Stuart Hutchinson.
(b) Rob Hall.
(c) Jon Krakauer.
(d) No one as the two were reported as dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beck lost the use of ____________.

2. How did Beck feel about his role as a father?

3. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?

4. Who is Meg?

5. In what condition was Beck?

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