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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. What does Peach do to help Beck?

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

3. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?

4. What does the caller tell Peach about Beck?

5. What advice did the group at base camp receive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened after Mike Groom arrived?

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

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

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

7. What does Beck learn about his rescue as he reaches Kathmandu?

8. What is the purpose of the climbers' stay at Base Camp?

9. What did Beck say was the reason he climbed, and what was the impact of his climbing on his family?

10. How did Beck overcome the boredom at base camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The topic of marriage is woven throughout Left for Dead. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss the attitudes toward marriage that Beck Weathers has as opposed to his wife's attitudes.

2. How much do you think Beck's depression influences his views of marriage? Discuss thoroughly using examples from the book.

3. Compare/contrast the normal American view of marriage with Beck's. How are their views similar? Different? Which views are more like your own?

Essay Topic 3

Though Use examples from the book to support your answer. is a non-fiction memoir, it has some of the characteristics of a bildungsroman. Discuss the following:

1. Define bildungsroman, or "coming of age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Beck as he changes from a rather selfish man to a more self aware man. What are the significant events that change Beck?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Beck's growth, do you think Use examples from the book to support your answer. could be considered Beck's coming of age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other persons in Left for Dead who go through a coming of age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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