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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. Where did Beck's father get transferred to in 1958?
(a) Japan.
(b) Iran.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Germany.

2. What did Peach and the family think of Beck when he came home from a climb?
(a) He did not know them.
(b) He wasn't really part of the family.
(c) He missed the main reasons to climb.
(d) He was being overly enthusiastic about the family.

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

4. What did Beck look forward to seeing on his climb of Mount Elbrus?
(a) The view where he could see eight different countries.
(b) The bust of Lenin.
(c) A plant that only grew on this mountain.
(d) The American flag planted thirty years earlier.

5. Where was Beck born?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Beck think of himself in high school?

2. With what was Aconcagua rife?

3. What did Beck's climbing companion want Beck to decide on their way down the mountain?

4. What did Peach feel about her nickname later in her marriage?

5. What did Beck have a tendency to do when he was pursuing a hobby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Beck and Peach say attracted each of them to the other?

2. What did Dan relate about his and his father's coping methods for their negative emotions?

3. Why does Beck go to Mexico? What does he realize while he is there?

4. What happened to Beck's emotional state during his first year at Midwestern?

5. What does Beck say about the early years of his marriage?

6. What did Beck begin to do after his term as president of Medical City ended? How did he cope with the problem?

7. What does Peach say about Beck's "obsessions"?

8. What did Beck write about his life in Japan?

9. What does Beck write about his experience climbing Mount McKinley?

10. What made Beck decide to climb Everest? How does he start getting ready for the climb?

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