PEAK Base Camps 1-3 through pg. 51 Test Review

If someone is clinging to a side of a tall building, they may be under_______.

• duress

• conjure

• dishevel

• pun

Peak cringed when he climbed the Woolworth Building in the sleet. What does cringed mean?

• pulled back in fear, pain, or disgust

• bold or daring

• agreed

• none of the above

Paula and Patrice were smitten with Peak. What does "smitten" mean?

• bold or daring

• in fear, pain or disgust

• in love

• none of the above

When climbing Mt. Everest, I am sure someone would appear disheveled. What is meant by "disheveled"?

• bold/daring

• unsafe/dangerous

• untidy/disorderly

• for real

To say that Peak's father was a "rock star" is a pun. What is a "pun"?

• for real

• unsafe or dangerous

• a play on words

• dramatic action

Who is Vincent

• Peak's father

• Peak's step-dad

• Peak's English teacher and literary mentor

• Peak's uncle

What assignment did Vincent give Peak?

• go to Tibet

• climb a building

• write a story

• disappear

Peak's stepfather was....

• a lawyer

• Rolf

• Paula and Patrice's dad

• all of the above

What point of view is used in Peak?

• first person

• second person

• third person

• None of these

What record could Peak make?

• He could win a huge award.

• He could be the first boy to go to China

• He could be the youngest person to ever summit Mt. Everest

• He could be the first child to attempt to climb Everest