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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Beck decide to stay put for a while?
(a) His boot sole broke off.
(b) He lost a mitten.
(c) He needed to use more oxygen.
(d) He lost his vision.

2. How many in Beck's group made it to the summit?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

3. What side of Everest was Beck's group planning to climb?
(a) Khumbu Glacier.
(b) West Side.
(c) North Side.
(d) East Side.

4. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?
(a) Making them poor.
(b) Making him unhappy.
(c) Breaking up their family.
(d) Giving him a way to get out of his depression.

5. How low did the temperature go where Beck trapped?
(a) Two degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) Minus sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) Minus five degrees Fahrenheit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Beck Weathers trapped?

2. Who is Rob?

3. What was the weather like eighteen hours earlier than when the book opens?

4. Who came down the mountain after the man who offered Beck assistance?

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

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