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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 climbing.
(b) Fear of defeat.
(c) Fear of being alone in the wilderness.
(d) Fear of making a bad decision.

2. What type of climbing was trickier than Beck realized?
(a) Crevasse climbing.
(b) Glacier climbing.
(c) Rock climbing.
(d) Repelling.

3. What did Beck's father use to combat negative feelings?
(a) Success at work.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Making furniture.
(d) Religion.

4. How did Peach's father die?
(a) He died of old age.
(b) His plane was shot down over Germany.
(c) Radiation poisoning.
(d) He was lost on an expedition to the Arctic Circle.

5. What did Beck's father do during the war years?
(a) MASH unit.
(b) Designing barracks.
(c) War correspondent.
(d) Aviator instructor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who attended the meal with Beck and other climbers on the summit of Mount Elbrus?

3. To whom did Peach turn to for comfort after Muffin died?

4. With whom did Beck learn about mountaineering?

5. Where did Beck learn survival skills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Kit relate about the Weathers' family life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Beck choose the mountains to climb?

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

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