Authors
The Last Defile
Amy Carmichael
The Birthplace
Robert Frost
The boy who was hanging from the edge of the cliff in Kloochman Rock.
Bill
Why did the boys avoid the easier routes up Kloochman Rock?
They wanted a harder challenge.
Why was the mountain so important to Robert Frost in "The Birthplace"?
Because he grew up there.
The Mountains Grow Unnoticed
Emily Dickenson
The Joy of the Hills
Edwin Markham
The mountain Hillary climbed
Mount Everest
What favor did Doug ask Bill when he realized that he might plunge to his death?
He wanted him to give certain messages to each member of his family.
What caused the plane to crash?
A faulty weather reading
Kloochman Rock
William O. Douglas
The author who was a missionary to India
Amy Carmichael
The mountain range the plane crashed into in "12 Walked Away."
The Alps
What did the crash survivors write in the snow?
"FINI" or, "STOP"
Who was Sir Edmund Hillary's climbing partner?
Tenzing
12 Walked Away
Major Ralph H. Tate
The author who lived in solitude her entire life
Emily Dickenson
What mountain range is Kloochman Rock in?
The Cascades
What injuries did people suffer during the plane crash?
The pilot cut his head, there was a broken nose, and a broken leg
What vital supply does the author have to constantly check and measure? (The Summit)
Oxygen
The Summit
Sir Edmund Hillary
The Mountains Are a Lonely Folk
Bill's father's exact quote that he remembered as he was hanging from the cliff at Kloochman Rock.
"If I die, it will be glory; If I live, it will be grace."
In what ways does Emily Dickinson use personification in "The Mountains Grow Unnoticed"?
She compares the mountains to a woman seeking approval. She also talks about the sun "looking" at something.
List two obstacles that stood in the way of the climbers of Mount Everest.
1. Freezing temperatures
2. Shortage of oxygen
3. Snow and ice were dangerous because they could give way at any moment