Peak 1-172

Zopa is a Sherpa monk in Nepal, a former mountain climber and can predict the weather like a "hound."  What nickname does Peak have for him?

• The Climbing Monk
• The Snow Monk
• The Snow Sherpa
• The Weather Monk

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Josh want Peak to make it up Mount Everest before Peak's fifteenth birthday?

• So that they can celebrate his birthday with his mom, Rolph, and the twins.
• So that Peak is the youngest person up Mount Everest.
• So that Josh can throw a birthday party for Peak

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who is Holly Angelo?

• Peak's lawyer
• a reporter
• Peak's aunt
• a famous climber 

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why does Peak's dad warn him to watch what he says to Holly?

• She likes him
• She is trying to ruin his dads business 
• She was a reporter and would write anything he said
• She wanted to make him look bad

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does it mean to Self-Arrest?

• to stop yourself from sliding down the mountain
• Turning yourself in for doing something wrong
• Getting someone arrested for something they did wrong

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does ABC stand for?

• Academic Basic Camp
• Acclimatization Base Camp 
• Advance Base Camp
• None of the above

What happened to Francis and Bill while up at ABC?

• They fell through a crevasse. 
• They got HAPE.
• They got lost.
• None of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a Gamow bag?

• A bag that helps you breathe if you get HAPE
• A bag that climbers use to carry equipment 
• A bag that has chalk in it
• a bag of food

Zopa was happy about Holly deciding to stay and climb because.....

• He liked Holly.
• He had bet money on her staying.
• He believed in her ability to climb.
• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

There are __________ camps on the way up to ABC.

• None
• Two
• Three
• Four