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

2. What did Beck enjoy doing after they moved to Dallas when he was not working?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Running.
(c) Meeting his buddies at the bars.
(d) Building model planes.

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

4. Of what did Beck become President in 1982?
(a) The medical staff at Medical City.
(b) The National Forensics Association.
(c) The Lions Club.
(d) The Auxillery Police Association.

5. What was Beck proud to overcome?
(a) Fear of making a bad decision.
(b) Fear of climbing.
(c) Fear of defeat.
(d) Fear of being alone in the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck nickname his depression?

2. In what year did Beck and Peach meet?

3. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?

4. Why did the second in command take over on the Aconcagua climb?

5. Where did Beck go hunting on a family vacation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peach write about the women in her family?

3. What did Meg ask of her father? How did she feel about him?

4. What sort of student was Beck at Northwestern?

5. How did Beck choose the mountains to climb?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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