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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 whose point of view is part of Chapter 9?
(a) Rob's brother.
(b) Beck's son.
(c) Cecilia Boone.
(d) Yasuko's family.

2. What was Beck descending?
(a) The Triangle above Camp Four.
(b) The Rectangle below Camp Three.
(c) The Square above Camp Five.
(d) The Circle above Camp Two.

3. In what condition was Beck?
(a) He has three inches of ice covering his entire body.
(b) He is alive and talking.
(c) Dead.
(d) Hyperthermic coma.

4. What did Beck do around 4 p.m.?
(a) Opened his eyes.
(b) Called his wife on his cell phone.
(c) Gave Yasuko mouth to mouth resuscitation.
(d) Began to ascend to find Rob Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came by and offered Beck assistance?

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

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

4. Who are the Sherpas?

5. Who helped Beck fight sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Peach say about Beck's and her relationship in Chapter 8?

4. What did three Sherpas and Stuart Hutchinson find after they set out to locate Yasuko and Beck?

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

6. What is the purpose of the climbers' stay at Base Camp?

7. How did Beck's longtime recovery proceed?

8. How did Beck communicate with his family during most climbs, and how did he do so on the Everest expedition?

9. What happened after Mike Groom arrived?

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

(see the answer keys)

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