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WorksheetsPeak Literary Devices and Story Analysis Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The novel Peak is written from which 'Point of View'?
2nd Person
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
How does the author primarily create tension during Peak and Sun-jo’s final push toward the summit of Everest?
Through Plot and Conflict, by establishing a strict "turnaround time" of 1:35 P.M. and emphasizing the "Character vs. Nature" struggle to survive in the death zone.
Through Imagery and Mood, by focusing on the "divine" and "beautiful" view from the top to make the reader feel calm and reflective..
Through Characterization, by showing Sun-jo’s smooth performance in front of the film cameras to reassure the reader that he is a "natural" climber
Through Dramatic Irony, by giving the reader "inside information" about Captain Shek’s plans that the climbers on the mountain do not yet know.
How does the author primarily represent the conflict between Sun-jo and the Chinese government, represented by Captain Shek?
Character vs. Nature, because Sun-jo must struggle against the "bitter wind" and the "steep snowfield" of Everest to prove that a Tibetan boy is strong enough to survive the death zone.
Character vs. Society, because Sun-jo is a "free Tibetan" using "forged documents" to re-enter Tibet, and he faces the threat of being "arrested" or "shackled" by the military if his true identity is discovered.
Internal Conflict (Character vs. Self), because Sun-jo feels "jealousy" toward Peak's equipment and struggles with the "dread" that he will never be able to afford to send his sisters back to school.
Character vs. Character, because Sun-jo and Peak are in a direct "race" to see who will be the youngest person to reach the summit and claim the "glory" for their own country.
Peak observes a group of Tibetan prisoners chipping a boulder into gravel and notes: "The prisoners looked happier than the soldiers did." Why is this an example of situational irony?
Verbal Irony, because Peak is being sarcastic and does not actually believe the prisoners are happy while they are performing backbreaking labor in shackle.
Situational Irony, because the reality of the scene is the opposite of what is expected: the free, armed soldiers appear miserable, while the enslaved prisoners appear cheerful.
Dramatic Irony, because the reader is aware of a hidden secret or plan regarding the prisoners' true situation that the characters in the scene (Peak and the soldiers) do not yet understand.
Why is Holly Angelo considered a 'dynamic character'?
Because she wears a pink snowsuit the entire time.
Because she undergoes a significant change, becoming less self-centered and caring for Peak and Sun-jo.
Because she becomes more self-centered and ends up leaving the mountain when she gets dmeoralized.
Because she refuses to leave the mountain.
Gulu describes a bull’s back as being 'as straight as a floor timber.' This is an example of a:
Metaphor.
Simile.
Personification.
Hyperbole.
What mood was the text when Peak met his father at Camp Two after helping Sun-jo reach the summit?
Hostile
Reflective
Terrified
Chaotic
Which character in the story is considered "round" (complex and multidimensional) but also "static" (remains fundamentally unchanged in their personality or motivations)?
Peak Marcello, because he starts the book as an "audacious" skyscraper climber and ends the book still wanting to climb mountains.
Holly Angelo, because she remains a "flamboyant" and "shrill" journalist from the time she arrives at Base Camp until she publishes her final article in New York.
Josh Wood, because he has a complex, "world-class" history and multiple layers as a businessman and father, yet Peak realizes by the end of the journey that he is "what he is" and cannot be changed.
Sun-jo, because his goal of "saving his sisters" is a simple, one-dimensional motivation that never wavers throughout the entire climb to the summit.
Peak’s initial feelings of jealousy toward Sun-jo are an example of:
External Conflict.
Internal Conflict
Situational Irony.
Foreshadowing.
The sentence, "They had positioned the camera in front of the rotting slope, and I was up all night listening to the slope belch boulders," uses which type of figurative language?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
Sun-jo stated this about his father: "Unfortunately, he had died up on K2 the previous year trying to rescue a group of climbers. Only one of the climbers survived." What literary element is this?
Irony, because it is a contradiction that a man whose job was to save people's lives ended up losing his own while a client survived.
Foreshadowing, because the mention of a single, unnamed survivor serves as a subtle clue for the later revelation that Josh is the person who owes his life to Sun-jo's father.
Personification, because the text portrays the mountain K2 as a human-like antagonist that "took" the life of Sun-jo's father during a rescue attempt
Hyperbole, because Sun-jo is using the extreme statistic of "only one survivor" to exaggerate the dangers of the mountain for dramatic effect.
Saying, "It reared up on its hind feet and let out a heart-stopping bellow that
shook every bone in my body," is an example of:
Hyperbole
Simile.
Personification.
Foreshadowing.
Peak’s legal battle with the New York City mayor’s office represents which conflict?
Character vs. Nature.
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Character.
Internal Conflict.
How is the name of the Friendship Bridge verbal irony?
The bridge is physically unstable and dangerous to cross.
The border soldiers are surly and rude, and they actually steal food from the travelers.
Peak and Sun-jo have a major argument while crossing it.
The bridge is actually a tunnel, making the name a literal lie.
The author describes Sun-jo 'fondling gear as lovingly' as gold. This is an example of:
Direct Characterization.
Indirect Characterization
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
