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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many feet above sea level was the base camp?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 3200.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 17,600.

3. Why did Beck feel guilty?
(a) He survived when others did not.
(b) His brother lost his job when he came to help Beck in Nepal.
(c) He was crippled and would not be able to support his family anymore.
(d) He put his wife through such emotional anguish.

4. What is one thing Beck liked about Peach?
(a) Her determination to suceed even though she did not excel academically.
(b) Her need to have him around.
(c) How sensitive she was to others.
(d) Her adventurous nature.

5. Who fell to his death in Beck's party?
(a) A Taiwanese climber.
(b) A Sherpa.
(c) A Japanese climber.
(d) An English climber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Beck join the group that was headed down the mountain?

2. Where is Beck Weathers trapped?

3. What time does the narration flash back to in Chapter 11?

4. What did Peach not realize when someone called her and said Beck was alive?

5. Who went to find Beck and Yasuko after the storm abated?

(see the answer key)

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