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WorksheetsPeak Trivia
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What advice does Peak's English teacher give him?
Always capitalized the first word and use punctuation.
Start out with a hook; brutal truth in your own voice regardless of what society believes/thinks.
Create a journal.
To be careful and write notes as he travels.
Why did Peak say that the twins were his best birthday present ever?
They won him over; they were brilliant, hilarious and worshipped the ground he walked on.
He always wanted to share a birthday with someone.
Why were his parents so well known in the mountain climbing world? What had they accomplished?
They created the Peak Experience together.
They took the summit of El Cap in record time of 32:43, and broke other climbing records as well.
What injury did his mom have? How did it happen?
Rock climbing in her back yard; fell 30 fell to the ground. She had a shattered hip and broken back.
She broke her collar bone at his age climbing the side of her parents house.
Why did Peak have to acclimate first? What is HAPE?
High Anemia Pulse Edema
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema; body has to get used to thin air; if not lungs will fill with fluid and you can't breathe, you go into a coma and the only treatment is O's at a lower altitude.
What was unusual about Zopa?
Not a frail monk - powerful arms and legs and when he changed into every day clothes he looked like a movie star.
He was Sun-jo's grandfather and looked frail.
What was the Everest Base Camp like? Why was Peak so surprised?
It was the most pristine place he has seen outdoors.
Gigantic tents everywhere; it looked like an outhouse, garbage dump with decades of crap. "You expected it to be pristine but it wasn't"
What did Peak realize about why his father had brought him to Everest?
He wanted the publicity.
He wanted to make up for lost time.
What type of business did his father run? Why?
Peak's Expedition - climb to the top of Everest.
Peak Experience - adventure travel com; for amateurs or experienced climbers alike.
What did Peak mean when he said, "I would have liked it better if he had come to New York to save me because I was in trouble, not because he was in trouble." ?
His father wanted to spend some quality time with him.
His father was in deep debt and needed money - if Peak made the climb successfully he would be rich.
Why were they keeping Peak's attempt to summit a secret?
The Chinese didn't want tourists on their mountain; especially Josh's groups.
Chinese - if they found out about putting a 14year old, they would pull the climbing permit; could not have an American beat their own record.
What is "self-arrest"?
If you started sliding down the mountain you better know how to dig your crampons and axe into the ice to stop your self and hand on for deal life.
You turn yourself in to the Chinese government.
What does the phrase, "climb high, sleep low" mean? Why did Josh need to take people up to ABC now?
Climb up the mountain and then sleep on the ground without a cot or raised support.
To climb to approx 1000 feet a day is OK as long as you come back down and sleep at a lower altitude. He needed to get people acclimated to be able to climb further up the mountain.
What is a Gamow Bag? What is it used for?
It is an airtight bag - high altitude have low pressure - when someone gets HAPE you place the inside the bag, zip it up, fill with air equal to air at sea level and climber can breathe again.
It holds all of the food that climbers need including medication to help with HAPE.
Why didn't Peak tell Josh about the letters he received or wrote home?
He felt that he didn't deserve to know because he had never even written one letter to him while he was on this mountain. Having been able to receive mail, Peak now realized that Josh had gotten every one of his letters over the year and had not returned any of them.
He didn't want to hurt his dads feelings. They were just getting to know eachother and didn't want him to be jelous of Rolf.
How did Zopa surprise Josh and the climbing team? Why?
He is Sun-jo's grandfather - he had planned from the beginning to have Sun-jo climb to summit. Even though he is direct competition with Peak, he only wants Sun-jo to be known as "Youngest Free Tibetan"
That he is Sun-jo's granfather and is going to get Peak to the summit for Josh first and then Sun-jo can be second.
Why did Zopa want Sun-jo to make it to the summit? How did Peak feel about it?
He wants Sun-jo to get lots of money because all he has known was poor life. Peak was mad a tried his best.
So that Sun-jo would not have to become a Sherpa; the notoriety of the climb would be enough to get him back in school. This helped to center Peak in that he realized only you can make then climb; not a partner.
What is a good way to describe Peak's relationship with his father?
They are getting to know eachother and Peak is realizing what he has missed all these years.
They have spoken very little despite having travelled halfway around the world and are just about as distant as they have been all along.
What is a moles-kine?
A type of blanket that helps to reverse HAPE.
A luxury journal or notebook used by some of the most famous writers and artists.
Who is Jordan Romero?
He was a well know basketball player that tried to climb Mt. Everest.
He is the actual kid to be the youngest to climb Mt.Everest.
What causes Peak to tag skyscrapers in New York?
He is angry with his parents
He is confused about his place in the world
He wants to be famous
He wants to be just like Josh
Peak experiences many types of conflict in the novel, the one between him and Josh would be?
Man vs Nature
Man vs Self
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
The courtroom scene in the novel would probably fall where on the plot diagram?
Esposition
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
Peak being arrested by police officers would be an example of what type of conflict
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Self
Man vs Society
Why does Peak like tagging skyscrapers?
Mystery
Fame
Money
Attention
When they talk about Peak going to live with Josh they use the word "Poof" which would be an example of
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopeia
Hyperbole
We stumbled into camp like three zombies.
Metaphor
Irony
Alliteration
Simile
"Speak of the devil," is what kind of figurative language?
Idiom
Imagery
Simile
Irony
What character trait would describe Peak asking Josh about why he helped him?
kind
Curious
Angry
Indecisive
Peak retelling his climb up the Woolworth building is an example of what?
Irony
Froeshadowing
Flashback
Climax
The character trait that would best describe why Josh helped Peak is?
Loving
Selfish
Angry
Kind
When Peak and Josh are reunited their relationship is?
Wonderful
Loving
Inconsiderate
Standoffish
Why are Peak and Sun-jos summit attempt a secret?
Peak’s mother would not approve of him climbing.
The Nepalese government will not allow children on the summit.
They fear the Chinese government will not allow them to climb.
They are afraid Josh's customers will get angry
Zopa made Peak and Sun-jo walk behind the truck on the way to camp to?
Help train them
Confuse them
So they wouldn't bother him
To annoy them
What is Peak's mothers advice to him about the climb?
To be selfish
To look out for one another
To beat Sun-jo
To forgive Josh
Why did Sun-jo want to summit Everest?
For money
To help his family
For fame
To beat Peak
What sacrifice does Peak make for Sun-jo?
Carry him up the Summit
Give him his oxygen tank
Tell Zopa Sun-jo can't do it
Doesn't finish the summit
What sacrifice did Zopa's family make for Peak's?
Helped Peak up the mountain
Got Peak new climbing gear
Zopa's son died saving Josh
Sun-jo died saving Peak
What did the climbers NOT fear?
Sherpas
Weather
Illness
Injury
What order does a plot diagram follow?
Exposition, Falling Action, Rising Action, Climax, Reolution
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action Resoultion
Resolution, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Exposition
Resolution, Falling Action, Rising Action, Climax, Exposition
He conjured to his dog.
Threw
Called upon
Fed
Screamed
He was forced to rappel down the mountain.
Ascend
Go horizontal
Fall
Descend
The crevasse was too wide to scale.
Crack in a glacier
Rock face
A glacier
Mountain
He was really high in the sky when he checked his altimeter watch.
Measures altitude
Tells time
Measures humidity
All of the above
He was very cagey when it came to crossing the old abandoned bridge.
Mean
Stealthy
Cautious
Kind
He was afraid he might get a pulmonary infection, and won't be able to breathe very well.
An infection relating to his blood
An infection relating to the heart.
An infection relating to his lungs.
A type of cancer.
The crevasse was too wide to scale.
Crack in a glacier
Rock face
A glacier
Mountain
The crampons allowed him to do a lot of labor.
Coats
Shovels
Steel toed boot
Gloves
His most auspicious flavor of ice cream is chocolate.
Hated
Popular
Favorable
Average
promising success; favorable
grim
garish
wager
auspicious
dressed in or ornamented with bright colors
liniments
garish
grim
treacherous
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc
cairn
garish
claustrophobic
bovines
brazenly obvious; flagrant
blatant
barbaric
bovines
wager
unstable or insecure, as footing
wager
grim
cairn
treacherous
What does it mean for a situation to be precarious?
Safe and secure; absolutely secure and stable
Silly
Dangerous, risky; lacking in security or stability
What does pelting mean?
To collect animal pelts as a hobby
To climb a mountain
Beating against; repeatedly hurling an object toward
What does demoralizing mean?
Depriving of spirit or energy; disheartening
To climb a mountain
To face sideways
To persevere
What does concurred mean?
When people have carried a conversation for an extended amount of time
When people have reached different conclusions and are in disagreement
When people have reached the same conclusion; agreed; occurred at the same time
"My little blue mountains were small, but I made up for their size by putting them in audacious places where they might never be seen except by a bored office worker or window washer." Using context clues, what does audacious mean?
showing a lack of respect
showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
to climb
showing reluctance in taking bold risks
What point of view is "Peak" written in?
3rd person omniscent
2nd person
1st person
3rd person limited
In the "Hook", where is Peak and what is he doing?
Peak is in Nepal climbing Mt. Everest
Peak was climbing the Woolworth building to spray paint a sticker at the top
Peak was at Greene Street School talking to Vincent about his story
Peak was talking to his mom at home
What assignment did Vincent give Peak?
To write a story
To document his Mt. Everest trip
To climb Mt. Everest
To interview his father
In the "Assignment", where is Peak and what is he doing?
Peak is at school planning his Mt. everest trip with Vincent
Peak is at JDC meeting with his lawyer to discuss his charges
Peak is in Tibet waiting for the Tibetan prisoners to free the road from a boulder
Peak is at Base Camp writing in his Moleskine
What special day do Peak and the twins have in common?
the day they met Peak's biological father
the day they summited Mt. McKinley
their graduation day
their birthday
What were the two "hurdles" Peak had to overcome?
Passing his physical and getting his gear
Getting his gear and getting to know his father
Passing his physical and climbing Mt. Everest
Passing his physical and getting a Chinese Visa
Why can't Peak climb Mt. Everest using the Nepalese side?
He needed to be 16 to get a permit
Sherpas didn't allow children younger than 16 to climb the Nepalese side
The Nepalese side was too dangerous and did not allow anyone younger than 16 to climb
They were not near the Nepalese side of Mt. Everest
Peak was supposed to go to Chiang Mai, Thailand where his father was going to put him to school. Where did they end up going?
Nepal
Kathmandu
Thailand
Asia
What three stipulations did the judge give Peak?
He had to visit his father, write a story, and climb Mt. Everest
He's on probation until he is 18, pay a fine of $150,000, and not discuss the case with anyone
He must serve in a juvenile detention center, pay a fine of $15,000, and serve his time with his father
He must leave New York, meet his father, and be the youngest climber to summit Mt. Everest
"For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying you're going to stop by and see God." What type of narrative technique did the author use?
Figurative language
dialogue
mood/tone
connotation
