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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mount Elbrus?
(a) The Alps.
(b) The Olympic Mountains.
(c) The Rocky Mountains.
(d) The Caucasus Mountains.

2. What does Linda Gravelle do for Peach?
(a) Takes the children to her home to stay.
(b) Calls the governor for help.
(c) Calls her brother who is an Air Force General in Ramstein.
(d) Volunteers to go care for Beck since she was a doctor.

3. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?
(a) He began to rely upon Peach more.
(b) He began to take drugs for the depression.
(c) He began to hike.
(d) He began to play tennis again.

4. What does Peach do to help Beck?
(a) She arranged for him to be rescued and cared for.
(b) She sends a frostbite specialist to Nepal from Germany.
(c) Starts a prayer chain.
(d) She sends a frostbite specialist to Nepal from Russia.

5. What does the caller tell Peach about Beck?
(a) He was off the mountain but under arrest for not getting the proper permits.
(b) He was in the hospital at Katmandu.
(c) He would be delayed getting off the mountain for a few days.
(d) He died on Everest.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whose family did Beck meet?

2. What information did Beck and Peach keep from the children?

3. What did Beck feel at base camp?

4. What was unusual about the conversation with Beck on Monday from Peach's point of view?

5. Who impressed Beck on the helicopter ride to Cartensz Pyramid?

(see the answer key)

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