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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan learn about as much as possible?
(a) The situation that led to Beck's almost dying.
(b) How Beck and Peach felt towards each other.
(c) The other climbers' fates.
(d) Beck's medical condition.

2. Who are the Sherpas?
(a) A group of climbers from Russia.
(b) A group of monks from Tibet.
(c) Nepali climbing guides.
(d) A family that lived near the border of India and Nepal.

3. With whom do the climbers meet up when climbing down the mountain?
(a) The IMAX film team.
(b) A group that included Beck's brother.
(c) A medical doctor who saves Beck's life.
(d) A helicopter headed to get Yasuko.

4. What is the date when the book opens?
(a) June, 1995.
(b) May, 1996.
(c) August, 1994.
(d) May, 1999.

5. What had Peach planned to tell Beck after his climbing Mount Everest before Beck was injured?
(a) The marriage was over.
(b) She was seeing another man.
(c) She was moving to California to accept a job.
(d) They had to go to counseling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fell to his death in Beck's party?

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

3. When did Beck's team make High Camp on the South Col?

4. What did Peach tell Beck when he talked to her?

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

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