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Final review for Peak by Roland Smith
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1
Which is NOT true of Sun-jo?
He is Tibetan and Nepalese
He wants to save money to send his siblings to school
He is Zopa's grandson
He is nervous in front of the camera
2
What is the purpose of acclimatization?
To prepare climbers for the summit
To get ready for the climate
To give climbers a break
To have climbers prepare to go back down the mountain
3
Where is Mt. Everest located?
Kathmandu, Nepal
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Beijing, China
New York City, New York
4
Whether or not Peak wants to be friends with Sun-jo is an example of
External conflict; person vs. society
External conflict; person vs. nature
Internal conflict; person vs. self
External conflict; person vs. person
5
Self arrest is
digging your axe into the ice to keep from falling
turning yourself into government officials
climbing to the top of an ice wall
using O's to get your breathing back to normal
6
What relationship is Zopa to Sunjo?
father
grandfather
uncle
friend
7
The cold, storms and difficulty of climbing Mt. Everest is an example of
Internal conflict person vs. self
External conflict person vs. nature
External conflict person vs. person
External conflict person vs. society
8
What does Peak enjoy about "tagging" buildings and landmarks?
getting arrested
Josh's attention
the mystery of knowing who did it and how it was done
art is his favorite subject
9
What type of business did his father run?
Peak Trainers- a company to train new hikers
Peak Experience - adventure travel for amateurs or experienced climbers
Peak Elevated-to train new Sherpas to help climbers reach the summit
10
How did Sun- jo's dad die?
saving Josh on K2
Climbing to Base Camp
Trying to rescue Sun-jo
A mountain lion got him
11
A porter who saved his own life by killing his yak and taking refuge in it.
Yogi
Yash
Gulu
Gus
12
Who reaches the summit of Everest?
Josh
Yash and Yogi
Peak
Sunjo and Yash
13
Why did Peak not go to the summit?
He was scared
He wanted Sun-Jo to be the youngest person to summit
He got H.A.P.E
He could not physically make it
14
Peak vs. Josh's climbing group is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
15
What is Peak known for at his school?
singing
running
climbing
writing
16
Who is Peak's literary mentor?
Vincent
Zopa
Josh
Rolf
17
What is unusual about Peak's school?
It gives no grades
a lot of famous athletes went there
It is located on Mt.Everest
It has school all year
18
What was Peak's mom's advice to him when he was on Mt.Everest?
To get enough rest
To pray
To call home every night
To be selfish
19
Who are the two Peas?
Peak's brothers
Peak's cousins
Peak's twin sisters
Peak's friends
20
What injury did his mom have? How did it happen?
She fell off the side of K2
She got in a car accident
She slipped on ice and hit her head
Rock climbing in her back yard & fell. Shattered her hip & broke her back
21
Which of the following is NOT a theme in the novel?
Survival
Sacrafice
Courage
Loneliness
22
Best word to describe how Peak feels about the two Peas
Disinterested
Annoyed
Jealous
Affectionate
23
What is HAPE?
A fear of heights
Altitude sickness
When you get lightheaded
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema; body has to get used to thin air
24
The videographer that passed his camera on to Peak
Zopa
Holly
Peter
JR
25
Peak vs. Captain Shek is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs man
Man vs self
Man vs nature
Man vs society
