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

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 Beck say he enjoyed about climbing?
(a) The time away from home.
(b) The tranquility.
(c) The sights.
(d) The terror.

4. With what was Aconcagua rife?
(a) Feral cats.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Filth and disease.
(d) Illamas.

5. Why did Beck have trouble seeing as he descended the mountain on his second climb?
(a) His goggles were cracked.
(b) Ice kept forming on his goggles.
(c) His eyes were too dry.
(d) His glasses kept fogging up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Beck forget to do for their wedding night?

2. What is one thing Beck liked about Peach?

3. Where did Beck decide to attend college?

4. What did Beck say he blamed for his unhappiness?

5. Where is Mount Aconcagua?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beck see as his contribution to the household, and what does he neglect?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Beck choose the mountains to climb?

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

9. What sort of student was Beck at Northwestern?

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

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