PEAK by Roland Smith Exam Questions and Verified Answers

1. What advice does Peak's English teacher give him? Pg. 1 - 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? - 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? - 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 - 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? - ANSWER-No grades, no real name only known as the Green Street School, K-12, prodigies galore and Peak is known for being their writer. 7. Why was Peak in so much trouble? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Rock climbing in her back yard; fell 30 fell to the ground. She had a shattered hip and broken back.