Within Reach: My Everest Story- Reading Counts quiz

Mark's parents said he could go climbing in Peru if he

• Kept his grades up

• brought his sister on the trip

• did all the dishes for a year

• used his own money

Mark needed $5,000 to hike in Nepal. How did he get the money?

• He worked every weekend at his dad's shop

• he borrowed money from his uncle

• he asked local businesses to be his sponsors

• He organized a neighborhood garage sale.

Why did Mark carry a briefcase when he climbed mountains?

• The briefcase held his schoolwork

• The briefcase made him look older

• The briefcase contained medical supplies

• The briefcase balanced his body weight

Climbers acclimatize by slowly adjusting to higher elevations. This helps climbers to

• stay together in a group

• prevent altitude sickness

• use up less energy

• Keep their bodies warm

Mark ____ to learn more outdoor skills

• camped out in his backyard

• talked to a famous climber

• searched for web sites

• went to a leadership school

Mark ____ to prepare for his hiking trip to Nepal

• ran five miles a day

• slept outside in the cold

• learned ice climbing

• wore a weighted vest

At Newport Hospital, Mark trained to climb Everest by

• carrying heavy oxygen tanks

• lifting patients on to stretchers

• running up and down stairs

• moving boxes of supplies

Mark ____ after he reached the summit of Cotopaxi in Ecuador

• went to sleep

• called his dad

• did a cartwheel

• raised a flag

Some news articles made Mark upset. The articles said that

• climbers should have to pay a tax

• he was spoiled and rude

• climbers were hurting the environment

• he was too young to climb Everest

At Everest Base Camp (ABC), mark was sad to see

• broken equipment in the snow

• graffiti on the side of his tent

• garbage left behind by climbers

• a yak with a twisted leg