Peak Quiz

Would it be better if Peak went to the summit instead of Sun-Jo?

• Yes, because Josh would have been prouder of Peak and his company would have prospered.

• No,because Sun-Jo would have had to go down the Tibet side of Everest and would have been kicked out of the country.

• Yes, because Peak would have been richer based off of money earned on the climb

• No, Peak would have felt in anguish as Sun-Jo, in his mind, would be more deserving of completing the summit.

What could be done to integrate Josh's family into his work life?

• He could retire completely and live in New York alongside Peak.

• He could invite Peak to live with him and make him forget the joys of his life in New York.

• He could become more involved by sending letters and postcards while still working on Everest.

• He could do exactly as he is doing now as seen by the end of the novel when e is obviously building a good relationship with his son.

What assumptions can you make about Josh?

• Josh is kind, hardy, hard-working and good at climbing.

• Josh is rude, obnoxious, and lazy, but still amazing at his job.

• Josh is nice, caring, and hardworking, but is decent at his job.

• Josh is kind but careless, hardworking and is too good for his own good.

What fallacies influenced Josh to ignore his son?

• His work outweighs his life

• He never got around to it

• His son never wrote to him so he returned the favor.

• The Sherpas convinced him to let go of his personal life.

What inference can you make about Everest based on Peak?

• Everest is next to impossible to climb

• Everest is legal to climb but only if you are led by someone with extreme talent.

• Everest is illegal to climb except for a few special permits

• Everest's only care takers are Sherpa's and mountain climbers

What relationship exists between Zopa and Sun-Jo

• Grandfather and Grandson

• Father and Son

• Uncle and Nephew

• Cousins

How would you order the camps in order of acclimation

• Base,2,Advanced Base Camp,Summit

• Base, Advanced Base Camp,3,4,5,Summit

• Base,2,Advanced Base Camp,3,4,5,6,Summit

• Base,2,Advanced Base Camp,4,5,6,Summit

Would it be better if Peak never went to the mountain in the first place?

• Yes, the other deserving climbers would be able to earn their money back and wouldn't have to worry about climbers who haven't payed

• No, Peak was already deserving of going to the mountain and didn't have to pay because he was Josh's son

• Yes, Peak would have gone to jail and served his time instead of trying to do a task he had looked forward to his whole life

• No, without Peak Sun-Jo would have never made it up to the summit and Sun-Jo could never let that disappointment go.

Hypothesize the reason for Josh bringing Peak to Everest.

• Josh felt extremely neglectful for never recognizing his son and instead treating his work as a son. So he brought him to be the youngest person to summit Everest.

• Josh's company was struggling and the only way that he could come out of debt was for Peak to summit Everest and become the youngest person to Summit.

• Josh wanted to get Peak out of trouble and bring him to Everest so that he could serve out his sentence doing something he loves.

• Josh was embarrassed that Peak wasn't able to climb a skyscraper and decide to make him be the youngest person to summit to get his pride back.

Why do you think that Zopa returned to the mountain in the first place?

• Josh asked him and Zopa felt indebted to him and decided that he would help Josh's son summit.

• Zopa needed money for the Buddhist monks and the only way to do that is to summit.

• Zopa knew that peak would sacrifice his chance to summit so that Sun-Jo could do it himself

• He was interested in climbing one more time in his life and then peacefully retiring after that.