To the Top of Everest Flashcardizz Review

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Who is the narrator of "To the Top of Everest"? Options: a Tibetan woman, an English woman, a Nepalese woman, an American woman

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an American woman

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In "To the Top of Everest," who joins the narrator on her trip?

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her father

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Where does the narrator stay throughout most of her journey in "To the Top of Everest"?

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she stays in various camps on the mountain

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What happens at the end of "To the Top of Everest"?

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the narrator succeeds in her climb and then returns to California

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If a person reached his destination, which of the following must be true?

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he arrived where he was going

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Which of the following could best illustrate the meaning of expedition?
Options: reading a brochure about traveling to Japan, taking a class to learn a foreign language, walking to a history museum a few blocks from home, traveling to South America to explore ancient caverns

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traveling to South America to explore ancient caverns

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trek in the sentence: After a 20-mile hike, the explorers set up camp and rested from their trek through the jungle.

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long trip

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Word that best describes the narrator at the beginning of "To the Top of Everest"?

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busy

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What is the most likely reason the narrator placed the word nap in quotation marks in the sentence: "I think my dad and I got the big sleep that we needed to catch up on our jetlag; around 4 in the afternoon, we decided to take a "nap" that lasted until 7 the next morning!"?

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to suggest her long sleep was not truly a nap

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In "To the Top of Everest," what is the most likely reason the Sherpas organize a Puja ceremony before the team begins its journey up the mountain?

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they know that climbing Everest is dangerous