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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the call come that told Peach that Beck had been successfully airlifted off the mountain?
(a) Nepal.
(b) India.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Australia.

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

3. How did Beck feel about his role as a father?
(a) He had been a very good father.
(b) He did not do a very good job.
(c) He was better than most of his friends.
(d) He was about the same as his own father had been.

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

5. What is the date when the book opens?
(a) August, 1994.
(b) June, 1995.
(c) May, 1999.
(d) May, 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Madan?

2. What did Peach not realize when someone called her and said Beck was alive?

3. Whom did Peach contact that was able to help them?

4. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?

5. What did the camp do when Beck arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Peach told about Beck in a phone call, and what happened just as she was relaying the news to the children?

2. What does the rest of Chapter 7 describe after Beck arrives at Camp II?

3. Why did Dan fly to be with Beck while Beck was in a hotel recovering?

4. What did Beck say about a climber's drive?

5. What did Beck do while waiting to travel to base camp on Everest?

6. How does Beck contrast current weather conditions with the conditions when he started up the summit eighteen hours earlier?

7. What route did Beck's group take, and what was the first tragedy on the climb?

8. How did Beck overcome the boredom at base camp?

9. What does Beck learn about his rescue as he reaches Kathmandu?

10. What is the date at the opening chapter and what is Beck doing?

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