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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 forget to do for their wedding night?
(a) Bring the ring.
(b) Reserve a taxi.
(c) Reserve a room.
(d) Bring the airline tickets.

2. Why did the second in command take over on the Aconcagua climb?
(a) The second in command knew the mountain better.
(b) The first in command died.
(c) The first in command got ill.
(d) The first in command demonstrated incompetence.

3. Whom did Peach and the children enjoy having on their vacations?
(a) Dan.
(b) Peach's mother.
(c) Howie.
(d) No one.

4. What seemed to be the only way Beck could be happy?
(a) Away from work.
(b) Being in danger.
(c) Going from goal to goal.
(d) Feeling needed.

5. Why did Beck try different challenges in the early years of his marriage?
(a) His brother challeneged him to do so.
(b) Unhappiness in his marriage.
(c) Harold challenged him to do so.
(d) He had a lot of vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck's father do?

2. What is one thing Beck liked about Peach?

3. What did Meg ask her father never to do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Beck and Peach end up back in Dallas?

8. What did Beck relate about his time when his father was stationed in Saudi Arabia in 1958?

9. Discuss what Beck wrote about his parents in Chapter 11.

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

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