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The emotion Samantha feels as she climbs Mt. Everest
A. Fear B. Relaxation C. Energetic D. Sorrow
What is energetic?
The quality demonstrated by continuing to climb on April 16
A. laziness B. exhaustion C. determination
What is determination?
The comparison made in paragraph 18
What is shower tent and 15 minutes in heaven?
The emotion felt when the narrator reached the top of Everest
What is excitement?
The author's point of view of what she sees
A. disgust B. amazement C. confusion
What is amazement?
Meaning of recover in paragraph 13
A. feel back to normal B. retrieve
What is feel back to normal?
The meaning of fifteen minutes in heaven
What is refreshing?
The conclusion that can be made about the effect the higher altitude has on the narrator's body?
What is the higher altitude makes her feel tired?
The words that describe the narrators point of view of the sights
A. scenic and beautiful B. scary and several
What is scenic and beautiful?
What is today was a rest day?
The conclusion drawn about sleep at higher altitudes
What is rest at higher altitudes is not as good as that at lower altitudes?
The conclusion made about how the narrator feels about the cloudy weather
What is impatient?
A. relaxing B. haphazard C. active
What is active?
This describes an achievement made on the climb to base one
What is we were able to get through the Khumbu icefall an hour quicker than the last?
What is they must wait patiently?
The conclusion about the reason news reporters were awaiting the narrator's arrival?
What is she had set a world record? or what is they were amazed by her accomplishment?
The words from the passage that describe the preparations for the climb
A. arrived and all set B. chaos and run around
What are chaos and run around?
The conclusion about the length of time the narrator and her dad slept after their flight?
What is a surprisingly long time?
The conclusion drawn about the physical shape required to attempt summit?
What is one must be in really good shape physically?
The conclusion about why the narrator's mother and brother were not in Los Angeles to greet them?