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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. What did Beck ask one man who was on the Aconcagua climb with Beck?
(a) If the man had ever climbed.
(b) What it was like to climb Everest.
(c) Why Mount Everest is so difficult.
(d) If the man ever felt depressed while climbing.

2. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?
(a) He began to play tennis again.
(b) He began to take drugs for the depression.
(c) He began to rely upon Peach more.
(d) He began to hike.

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

4. Where did Beck go after graduating with a B.S.?
(a) To live in Eurpoe for a while.
(b) To teach in his hometown.
(c) University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
(d) Temple University School of Dentistry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Peach and the family think of Beck when he came home from a climb?

2. When did Beck propose to Peach?

3. What happened to Beck as a freshman in college?

4. On what did Peach count on when she was thinking about divorce?

5. What did Dan say about Beck as far as being competitive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ken want Beck to decide while descending Mount McKinley? What is Beck's response?

3. What sort of student was Beck at Northwestern?

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

5. Where did Beck attend medical school, and what specialty did he enjoy?

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

8. What is the "black dog," and how did it affect Beck?

9. Why does Beck blame Peace for his unhappiness and what is her response?

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

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