Quotes
Conflict
Characters
Miscellaneous
Signposts
100
Who said this: "Getting Sun-jo to the top is not a backup plan. I'm giving him a shot because I owe him and Zopa."
Josh
100
What secret does Holly reveal about Sun-jo that upsets Josh, Peak, and Thaddeus?
She reveals that Sun-jo is Zopa's grandson.
100
What is the full name of the New York reporter who shows up on Everest to document Peak's trip?
Holly Angelo
100
Which moment in the story would be considered the CLIMAX of the novel?
when Peak decides not to take the last 10 steps to the summit
100
Which Sign Post is being used: "Those were great reasons to risk your life. But why was I doing it? For Josh's business? For my ego?"
Tough Question
200
Who said this: "Tomorrow's your birthday. You have a reason to be here...an important reason."
Peak
200
Why is Peak so disappointed when he receives his family's letters?
Because it proves that Josh always got his letters as a child and just never bothered to respond.
200
What are the names of the two Sherpas that lead Sun-jo and Peak to the summit?
Yogi and Yash
200
What happened to the third pile of Peak's equipment that Zopa had divided back at Kathmandu? Why?
the gear was given to Sun-jo because he is going to be trying for the summit too
200
What Sign Post is being use: "For the next few weeks you have to harden yourself inside. Your guts and heart need to be stone cold."
Words of the Wiser
300
Who said this: "Sun-jo will not reach the summit without your help."
Zopa
300
Why must Team C (Peak, Sun-jo, and Zopa) take an alternate route up to the summit?
They have to keep hidden from Captain Shek as well as the rest of Josh's climbing team.
300
What is the name of Josh's business partner who gets into a dispute with Zopa?
Thaddeus
300
What does Peak give Sun-jo to put on the summit? What is ONE possible thing this might SYMBOLIZE?
Peak's yellow flag with blue mountain - symbolizes their friendship, Peak's sacrifice and/or the truth that Peak could have made it to the top but was acting out of selflessness; now a small piece of him will always be on the summit
300
What Sign Post is being used: "I thought of Mom falling off the wall, the boy I'd never met falling off the Flatiron Building, Sun-jo hanging by a thread on that ice wall, and Sun-jo's father saving my father then dying of heart failure."
Memory Moment
400
Who said this: "You need to forget everything else and concentrate on the climb. You have enough experience to know when it's over."
Teri (Peak's Mom)
400
What are 4 environmental issues that create conflict in the novel?
wind, avalanches, freezing temperatures, HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema)
400
Name three people who attend Peak's welcome home/birthday party.
Holly, Vincent, Rolf, Paula and Patrice, Teri
400
Why does Peak get angry at the camera crew who is filming his climb?
they were cutting the herders and porters claiming that they ruined their beautiful shots; Peak is angry because he knows they are an important part of the climbing process and they deserve recognition
400
What signpost is being used AND how do you know? "I wanted to turn around and finish the climb, but instead I took out the camera and recorded my team coming up."
Contrast & Contradiction - Peak is being a good team player, which is opposite of earlier in the story when he was really competitive and only worried about getting himself to the top.
500
Who said this: "By bringing Sun-jo here you've jeopardized our entire season. And for what? If Peak and Sun-jo make it to the top, Sun-jo still won't be the youngest to reach the summit."
Thaddeus
500
Name two reasons the other members of Josh's team are so upset to find out that Peak is joining them on their summit attempt?
They paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to go on this expedition and they don't like Peak riding along for free. They think Peak's presence could take all of the attention away from their own summit attempts.
500
Whose yak does Sun-jo hide on as he tries to keep out of sight from Captain Shek?
Gulu
500
What type of figurative language is being used in the quote, "You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not"? How does the mountain control who passes and who doesn't?
Personification Controls who passes because of the affect it has on weather and the environment (avalanches, blizzards, wind, etc.)
500
Besides being a Contrast and Contradiction, what other Sign Post is being used and how do you know: "I could have gotten mad again at the whole mail thing, but I didn't have the energy or the interest anymore...I couldn't change him or the fact that he was my father. All I could do is try not to become him."
Aha Moment - Peak is realizing a lesson that he learned from the experience, which is that he can't control/change others so there's no point in wasting energy getting upset over things that are outside of his control
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