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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Beck say he blamed for his unhappiness?
(a) His children.
(b) Peach.
(c) His job.
(d) His inability to relax.

2. Why did Beck avoid sports in high school?
(a) His size.
(b) He had to work after school.
(c) He was not very coordinated.
(d) His eyes.

3. Where did Beck's family move in 1954?
(a) Washington, D. C.
(b) San Bernadino.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Tampa.

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

5. How did Beck choose the mountains he climbed?
(a) The height.
(b) The remoteness.
(c) By their guide's reputation.
(d) Whether it was dangerous.

6. Who attended the meal with Beck and other climbers on the summit of Mount Elbrus?
(a) Some Polish factory workers.
(b) No one.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Some Russian soldiers.

7. How did Peach's father die?
(a) Radiation poisoning.
(b) He died of old age.
(c) He was lost on an expedition to the Arctic Circle.
(d) His plane was shot down over Germany.

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

9. What did Beck nickname his depression?
(a) The Black Dog.
(b) The Black Miasma.
(c) The Dark Hound.
(d) The Thing.

10. With whom did Beck feel competitive when he started dating Peach?
(a) Dan.
(b) No one.
(c) Howard.
(d) Peach's mother and grandmother.

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

12. How old was Beck when he became President in number 111?
(a) 39.
(b) 35.
(c) 42.
(d) 44.

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

14. What time does the narration flash back to in Chapter 11?
(a) Beck's childhood.
(b) When Beck is climbing in Iceland.
(c) Beck talking to his wife before leaving for Nepal.
(d) When Beck is climbing Mount Fuji.

15. To whom did Peach turn to for comfort after Muffin died?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her new cat.
(c) Meg.
(d) Beck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Peach and the children enjoy having on their vacations?

2. Where was Beck born?

3. What did Peach major in during college?

4. When did Beck propose to Peach?

5. What was Peace thinking about while Beck was out climbing?

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