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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Anatoli Boukreev?

2. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?

3. What gave Beck motivation?

4. Why do the climbers have to stay in a base camp for a while?

5. What bothered many people about Beck?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dan fly to be with Beck while Beck was in a hotel recovering?

2. What does Beck say about hiking the Khumbu trail on his way to base camp?

3. What did Beck say about a climber's drive?

4. How did Beck end up making it back to Camp IV?

5. Describe the storm that pummels Beck's tent as he lay helpless inside.

6. What does the rest of Chapter 7 describe after Beck arrives at Camp II?

7. What happened when the camp radioed down the mountain about Beck's arrival?

8. Whom did Peach and her friends contact to get Beck off the mountain?

9. How did Beck's longtime recovery proceed?

10. What does Peach say about Beck's and her relationship in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful work of non-fiction/memoir?

2. Analyze and discuss Left for Dead based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Left for Dead is a successful work of non-fiction/memoir.

3. Is Left for Dead a book you would recommend to a friend? Why or why not? Explain.

4. Can a novel be successful and yet many readers not enjoy it? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast Beck Weathers at the beginning of the novel to him at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both sympathetic characters? Which "Beck Weathers" would you most likely have as a friend? Why?

2. Compare/contrast Beck Weathers at the beginning of the novel to Beck Weathers at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why?

3. Compare/contrast Beck Weathers to Peach Weathers. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one compassionate? Honorable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Peach began to notice some differences in Beck's mental attitude. He was reaching out to her and seemed to care about all the pain he caused others.

1. What do you think are the steps to forgiveness? What type of thinking and processing do you think Peach has to go through in order to forgive Beck? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think Beck would have changed if he had not gone through the pain and suffering he did? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. How do you think Beck reaching out to Peach and caring more about others might help his chronic battle with depression? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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