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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dan meet Beck?
(a) In New York City.
(b) At a hotel where Beck is recovering.
(c) In Ramstein, Germany.
(d) In Texas.

2. How did Beck get to Lukla once he was in Nepal?
(a) Helicopter.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Yaks.
(d) Train.

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

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

5. What trail did Beck hike to get to Everest?
(a) Pokhran.
(b) Khumbu.
(c) Uru.
(d) Asra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above sea level was the base camp?

2. What face did the climbers ascend over?

3. How long did Peach give Beck to demonstrate that he had changed?

4. What does Peach say Beck's obsession with climbing was doing?

5. After how long was Beck not to try to rejoin the group when he stopped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beck learn about his rescue as he reaches Kathmandu?

2. Why did the search party leave Beck and Yasuko where they found them?

3. What is the date at the opening chapter and what is Beck doing?

4. What does Peach say about Beck's and her relationship in Chapter 8?

5. What did Beck say was the reason he climbed, and what was the impact of his climbing on his family?

6. What was Peach told about Beck in a phone call, and what happened just as she was relaying the news to the children?

7. What route did Beck's group take, and what was the first tragedy on the climb?

8. What astonishes the climbers at Camp IV as they prepared to descend to Camp II, and what did the climbers do?

9. What does Beck say about hiking the Khumbu trail on his way to base camp?

10. Describe the storm that pummels Beck's tent as he lay helpless inside.

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