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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what did Beck become President in 1982?
(a) The medical staff at Medical City.
(b) The Lions Club.
(c) The National Forensics Association.
(d) The Auxillery Police Association.

2. To whom did Peach turn to for comfort after Muffin died?
(a) Beck.
(b) Meg.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her new cat.

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

4. What did Beck find on his second major climb?
(a) Corpses of other climbers.
(b) He did not have any problem with altitude sickness.
(c) He was stronger than his climbing buddies.
(d) He did not really enjoy climbing.

5. With what was Aconcagua rife?
(a) Filth and disease.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Illamas.
(d) Feral cats.

6. Where did Beck go after graduating with a B.S.?
(a) To live in Eurpoe for a while.
(b) University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
(c) To teach in his hometown.
(d) Temple University School of Dentistry.

7. On what did Peach count on when she was thinking about divorce?
(a) Her parents' support.
(b) Beck's generosity.
(c) Her children's support.
(d) Her friends' support.

8. What seemed to be the only way Beck could be happy?
(a) Away from work.
(b) Feeling needed.
(c) Being in danger.
(d) Going from goal to goal.

9. What happened to Beck as a freshman in college?
(a) He tried out for the crew team and did not make it.
(b) He tried out for the lacrosse team and did not make it.
(c) He slipped into a depression.
(d) He tried out for the tennis team and did not make it.

10. When did Beck propose to Peach?
(a) When Peach told him she was dating another man.
(b) When Peach told him she was accepting a job in New Mexico.
(c) He never officially proposed.
(d) The night of his graduation.

11. What did Beck look forward to seeing on his climb of Mount Elbrus?
(a) A plant that only grew on this mountain.
(b) The bust of Lenin.
(c) The American flag planted thirty years earlier.
(d) The view where he could see eight different countries.

12. What did Beck forget to do for their wedding night?
(a) Bring the ring.
(b) Reserve a taxi.
(c) Reserve a room.
(d) Bring the airline tickets.

13. Why did the second in command take over on the Aconcagua climb?
(a) The first in command died.
(b) The first in command got ill.
(c) The second in command knew the mountain better.
(d) The first in command demonstrated incompetence.

14. What did Dan say about Beck as far as being competitive?
(a) He never did anything that competed against someone else.
(b) He hated doing things that were competitive.
(c) He hated competition but excelled at it.
(d) He was highly competitive.

15. Who attended the meal with Beck and other climbers on the summit of Mount Elbrus?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Some Russian soldiers.
(c) No one.
(d) Some Polish factory workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Beck's father get transferred to in 1958?

2. What did some of Beck's friends realize about Beck's climbing hobby?

3. What did Beck's climbing companion want Beck to decide on their way down the mountain?

4. In what year did Beck and Peach meet?

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

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