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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the second in command take over on the Aconcagua climb?
(a) The first in command got ill.
(b) The first in command died.
(c) The first in command demonstrated incompetence.
(d) The second in command knew the mountain better.

2. How did Beck's brother Dan energize himself?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Acting.
(c) Fanatasy.
(d) Activity.

3. What did Peach feel about her nickname later in her marriage?
(a) It made her feel as though no one took her seriously.
(b) It made Beck happy.
(c) It kept her feeling connected to her home roots.
(d) It was a part of losing her own identity.

4. What type of climbing was trickier than Beck realized?
(a) Crevasse climbing.
(b) Glacier climbing.
(c) Rock climbing.
(d) Repelling.

5. What did Beck forget to do for their wedding night?
(a) Reserve a taxi.
(b) Reserve a room.
(c) Bring the airline tickets.
(d) Bring the ring.

6. Why did Beck run out of food on his second major climb?
(a) They dropped a pack down a crevasse.
(b) They did not plan on needing so much food.
(c) He was stuck at base camp due to a storm.
(d) Several of their meals got soaked and spoiled.

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

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

9. Where did Beck spend his early years?
(a) Japan.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Korea.
(d) Germany.

10. What is one thing Beck liked about Peach?
(a) How sensitive she was to others.
(b) Her determination to suceed even though she did not excel academically.
(c) Her need to have him around.
(d) Her adventurous nature.

11. Where did Beck find a pipe wrench?
(a) In his garage.
(b) Hanging from a tree on Mount Fuji.
(c) Sitting on top of a flat boulder at the summit of Mount Fuji.
(d) On the pedestal that was supposed to hold Lenin's bust.

12. What did Beck ask one man who was on the Aconcagua climb with Beck?
(a) What it was like to climb Everest.
(b) Why Mount Everest is so difficult.
(c) If the man had ever climbed.
(d) If the man ever felt depressed while climbing.

13. What did Beck decide to major in at college?
(a) Biology.
(b) Writing.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Pre-med.

14. What subject did Beck's mother teach?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) Art.
(d) Physical education.

15. Who is Howard?
(a) Peach's older brother.
(b) Beck's brother.
(c) Beck's cousin.
(d) Peach's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck's father use to combat negative feelings?

2. What did Peach major in during college?

3. Why did Beck try different challenges in the early years of his marriage?

4. Where is Mount Elbrus?

5. What happened to Beck as a freshman in college?

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