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PEAK Quiz over pages 1-82

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens that requires Peak to need stitches after he climbs the skyscraper?

a)

His face freezes to the building.

b)

The police treat him roughly.

c)

He is in a fight at JDC.

d)

An icy gargoyle falls on him.

2.

Peak's mom doesn't climb anymore because . . .

a)

She was injured in a climbing accident.

b)

Rolf doesn't approve of climbing.

c)

Her parents didn't want her to climb after the accident.

d)

She wanted to be available if her job needed her.

3.

How did Peak begin climbing? Check all that are true or apply!

a)

Reading climbing magazines.

b)

Going to a summer camp for climbers.

c)

A climbing instructor who was friends with his mom got him interested.

d)

His Dad took him on his first climb.

4.

Peak experiences many types of conflict in the novel, the one between him and Josh would be?

a)

Man vs Nature

b)

Man vs Self

c)

Man vs Man

d)

Man vs Society

5.

Peak being arrested by police officers would be an example of what type of conflict

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Self

d)

Man vs Society

6.

We stumbled into camp like three zombies.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

7.

What advice does his English teacher give him?

a)

Read as many books as you can

b)

Begin with a "hook."

c)

Finish all your homework!

d)

Eat a healthy breakfast!

8.

What is a moleskine?

a)

A small rodent

b)

Skin that is cold and clammy

c)

Notebook used for writing journals

d)

A tool used for climbing

9.

What did PEAK tag on the skyscrapers?

a)

Two blue mountains

b)

Two red mountains

10.

What does "circling the drain" mean?

a)

Your head keeps spinning round and round

b)

You cannot find the directions to base camp.

c)

Your life is spiraling out of control in a negative way.

d)

Time to clean the sink.

11.

What was PEAK's best birthday present?

a)

The twins

b)

Xbox

c)

His trip to Everest

d)

Lunch with teacher

12.

Where was his dad really taking him?

a)

Antartic

b)

Mt.Everest

c)

Mt. Denali

d)

Mount Rushmore

13.

What do you have to do to prevent HAPE?

a)

elevate

b)

acclimatize

c)

synergize

d)

sleep

14.

What is HAPE?

a)

High Artichoke Pulmonary Edema

b)

Hot Altitude Pulmonary Edema

c)

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

d)

High Altitude Pulmonary Everest

15.

How high is Base Camp?

a)

1,800 ft

b)

18,000 ft

c)

180,000 ft

d)

180 ft

16.

Who is ZOPA?

a)

A Buddhist Monk/Sherpa

b)

A priest

c)

a spy

d)

a professor

17.

What was the Everest Base Camp like?Describe what Peak saw instead of what he imagined it to look like. (Check all that apply)

a)

Gigantic tents everywhere

b)

looked like a garbage dump

c)

not pristine, not clean

d)

Beautiful and pristine, clean and sparkly

18.

What did Peak realize about why his father had brought him to Everest?

a)

To bond with him

b)

For him to be the youngest climber to summit Everest

c)

So he could learn to run his father's company

d)

To help PEAK understand different cultures

19.

What were the names of the "mountains" where his parents broke records? (Choose 3)

a)

Flingus Cling

b)

Hallucinogen Wall

c)

Body Wax

d)

Wall Ball

20.

Crampons are an important item when climbing. What are crampons?

a)

axe

b)

boots with spikes on the bottom

c)

tent stakes

d)

bottles of oxygen