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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting at the opening of Chapter 2?
(a) Back at Beck's home in the United States.
(b) Back at Beck's home in Canada.
(c) Halfway up Mount Everest.
(d) The airport before the expedition.

2. What was Beck descending?
(a) The Circle above Camp Two.
(b) The Triangle above Camp Four.
(c) The Rectangle below Camp Three.
(d) The Square above Camp Five.

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

4. Where did Beck stay for a couple days before heading to Lukla?
(a) In India.
(b) In Tibet meditating.
(c) At a hotel in Katmandu.
(d) In Pokhra.

5. Who fell 150 feet into a crevasse that Beck heard about?
(a) A British climber.
(b) A Swiss climber.
(c) A Russian climber.
(d) A Sherpa.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what did Beck write while in base camp?

2. What happened as the sun began to set?

3. What side of Everest was Beck's group planning to climb?

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

5. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?

(see the answer key)

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