PEAK BY ROLAND SMITH Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+

1. What advice does Peak's English teacher give him? Pg. 1 Correct Answer: Start out with a hook; brutal truth in your own voice regardless of what society believes/thinks 3. What were his three options? What did he decide to do? Why? Correct Answer: 1. finish the climb 2. Climb down - over 500 feet. Wait for rescue.He decided to keep going up because his mom would "get him" if climbing the building didn't. 4. Why was he arrested? Correct Answer: Against the law to climb skyscrapers and tag them with graffiti 5. Why did he "tag" buildings? Sketch his "tag" below. Pg. 7/8 Correct Answer: Why? It is the mystery of how it is done. - like graffiti - in his opinion there isn't enough mystery -2 blue mountains is the tag 6. What is unusual about his school? What was he known for? 2 Correct Answer: No grades, no real name only known as the Green Street School, K12, prodigies galore and Peak is known for being their writer. 7. Why was Peak in so much trouble? Correct Answer: The mayor was in the building at a reception and they thought he was a terrorist and then a couple of days later, a young boy with no experience tried to climb a building and fell, losing his life. 8. What punishment did Peak get (give the specifics)? Why? Correct Answer: On probation until the age of 18; fine of 150,000.00 refundable if he meets his sentence; gag order, no discussions and he must leave town with his father. Why did Peak say that the twins were his best birthday present ever? Correct Answer: They won him over; they were brilliant, hilarious and worshipped the ground he walked on 2. Why were his parents so well known in the mountain climbing world? What had they accomplished? Correct Answer: They took the summit of El Cap in record time of 32:43, and broke other climbing records as well. 3. What injury did his mom have? How did it happen? 3 Correct Answer: Rock climbing in her back yard; fell 30 fell to the ground. She had a shattered hip and broken back. 4. How did Peak successfully get away with climbing skyscrapers? Correct Answer: Studied them, inside and out; planned exits (elevators), put duct tape on the roof door and the slept in the stairwell until morning when the building was reopened for business he would just walk out. 5. How did his dad react to having him with him now? Why? Correct Answer: He kind of ignored him. They had separate rows on each flight; asked him to pretend he was the big brother; said he was happy but was really stand offish and made lots of excuses not to hang out with Peak. 6. Where was his dad taking him? Why? Correct Answer: Originally Chiang Mai, Katmandu then to Everest - to climb up the North side of Everest in Tibet; before his 15th birthday; youngest climber ever. 7. Why did Peak have to acclimate first? What is HAPE? Pg. 46 Correct Answer: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema; body has to get used to thin air; if not lungs will fill with fluid and you can't breathe, you go into a coma and the only treatment is O's at a lower altitude. 8. How was Peak going to get to the Base Camp? How high up is it? pg. 5