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Within Reach: My Everest Story Mark _____ to prepare for his…
Within Reach: My Everest Story
Mark _____ to prepare for his hiking trek in Nepal.
A
learned ice climbing
B
ran five miles a day
C
wore a weighted vest
D
slept outside in the cold
Mark’s parents said Mark could go climbing in Peru if he
A
kept his grades up.
B
used his own money.
C
did all the dishes for a year.
D
brought his sister on the trip.
At Newport Hospital, Mark trained to climb Everest. He trained by
A
carrying heavy oxygen tanks.
B
running up and down stairs.
C
lifting patients onto stretchers.
D
moving boxes of supplies.
Why did Mark carry a briefcase when he climbed mountains?
A
The briefcase contained medical supplies.
B
The briefcase balanced his body weight.
C
The briefcase held his schoolwork.
D
The briefcase made him look older.
At Everest Base Camp, Mark was sad to see
A
a yak with a twisted leg.
B
graffiti on the side of his tent.
C
garbage left behind by climbers.
D
broken equipment in the snow.
Mark did not reach the summit on his first trip to Everest. Why not?
A
He broke a rib.
B
He felt too scared.
C
His group turned back.
D
His equipment was stolen.
In the Himalayas, Mark threw rocks and yelled to
A
play a trick on his fellow climbers.
B
herd yaks that were blocking a trail.
C
scare away wild dogs.
D
bother the camera crew.
A snowstorm stopped Mark’s second attempt at reaching Everest’s summit. The storm also
A
made the camera crew leave for home.
B
caused an avalanche that buried climbers’ tents.
C
caused the deaths of climbers in another group.
D
made a huge crack in the Khumbu Icefall.
After his second climb on Everest, Mark decided to take a year off from school. Why?
A
He needed a break after working so hard at climbing.
B
He was offered a job teaching rock climbing to kids.
C
He took an around-the-world trip with his parents.
D
He wanted to prepare for his third climb on Everest.
Near the end of the book, Mark climbed Cho Oyu in the Himalayas. On that climb, he
A
climbed more slowly than anyone else.
B
dropped an expensive camera in the snow.
C
got hit with a piece of falling ice.
D
reached the summit without using oxygen.
