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Just the Facts, Ma'am
Miscellaneous
100
Peak gets arrested for illegally tagging a skyscraper.
What is person vs. society?
100
Rolf, Peak's step-father, supports Peak from the beginning of the book all the way through to the end. His steadfast love proves that he is which: static or dynamic?
What is static?
100
The beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced is called___________.
What is the exposition?
100
Because he wants money and fame.
What is why does Josh REALLY take Peak to Mt. Everest?
100
New York and Mt. Everest in the present day
What is the setting?
200

Peak makes the final ascent while all the adults in the expedition fail.

What is person vs. fate/destiny or society?

200
We know that Peak is a dynamic character because...
What is...he learns the power of caring about others - the meaning of kehillah when he chooses not to summit.
200
The portion of a plot chart containing rising action typically contains _____________.
What is 6-8 major plot points?
200
The teacher who assigns the writing assignment to Peak.
What is Vincent?
200
First Person
What is the point of view of this novel?
300
Peak's face gets frozen to the side of the skyscraper, and later he experiences weather delays while on the mountain.
What is person vs. nature?
300
Peak is the _______________ of the book.
What is protagonist?
300
The part of the book when Peak chooses to let Sun-jo summit is called__________.
What is the climax?
300
The idea that Peak is repaying Josh's life-debt to Zopa is called ___________.
What is karma?
300
Realistic fiction/adventure
What is the genre of this novel?
400
Captain Shek is determined to take Sun-jo into Chinese custody. Sun-jo is able to elude him.
What is person vs. person?
400
A static character is ______________.
What is one whose personality does not change (stays the same)?
400
The French word which refers to the end of a book in which the author ties up the loose ends of the story is called_________.
What is denoument?
400
One of the members of the expedition becomes ill with this altitude-related illness.
What is H.A.P.E.?
400

Identifying direct quotes from the text to provide evidence for literary analysis is called ______________.

What is evidence/annotating?

500
Peak is just a few feet away from the summit when he must decide whether to let Sun-jo go first.
What is Peak vs. self?
500
Zopa says, "You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not." This might lead the reader to conclude that the mountain is ____________.
What is the antagonist?
500
Zopa and Sun-jo's successful escape from Captain Shek along with Peak's ride back to Kathmandu would be part of _________________.
What is the resolution?
500
Climbers cannot survive an expedition without these people ____________________.
What are Sherpas?
500

Family relationships, world politics, friendship.

What are some of the themes of the book?