Mount Everest Speaks and Out of the Death Zone Quiz

What does the word trek mean in the sentence "On May 24, 2014, Poorna began her trek through the Death Zone?

• training

• search

• journey

• return

Which danger does the photograph on page 22 show?

• thin air

• piles of trash

• a blizzard

• people waiting in line

Which line supports the idea that Poorna thought Everest was worth the climb?

• "...they had oxygen tanks to help them breathe."

• "...Poorna has climbed at least six more mountains. She plans to climb others."

• "At last, she stepped onto the summit."

• "Poorna thought about her family and friends back home."

Who is the speaker in the poem "Mount Everest Speaks"?

• Poorna Malavath

• A Sherpa guide

• snow on the mountain

• Mount Everest

Both "Out of the Death Zone" and "Mount Everest Speaks" describe climbing Mount Everest as________

• easy and exciting

• lonely and dangerous

• beautiful but impossible

• difficult but inspiring

Which line supports the idea that climbing the mountain is difficult?

• "watching a human chain"

• "digging in and up, step by slow step"

• "Dozens of them, hundreds of them"

• "trailing after one another

Read this line from the poem: "in a marvel of languages." What does this line tell you about the climbers?

• They have climbed other peaks.

• They are good students in school.

• They come from all over the world.

• They pay no attention to how they speak.

Which word best describes the climbers in "Mount Everest Speaks"?

• determined

• quick

• peaceful

• timid

Read these lines from the poem:

"I stand in wonder while cries of terror and triumph catch"

Who or what is speaking these lines?

• the sky

• a climber

• a trail guide

• the mountain