Why has Tilt decided to sell secrets about his team? What is his overall goal? Why does he have such a problem with Dominic?
Vocabulary:
decay (1)
pinnacle (2)
distort (13)
ferry (16)
dingy (19)
Chapters 4 - 5
Why does Ethan offer to help Dominic? What does this mean for Ethan's fame if they both complete the climb?
Vocabulary:
margin (23)
quizzical (25)
adamant (27)
condensation (35)
throes (37)
Chapters 6 - 9
What happens to air in higher altitudes? Why do climbers need oxygen as they ascend?
Vocabulary:
punctuate (38)
discard (45)
elusive (47)
deprivation (55)
summit (61)
Chapters 10 - 12
What are some of the hiking terms and tools you have heard about so far? Make a list of these words with their meanings.
Vocabulary:
traverse (64)
gyrate (67)
culminate (74)
vehement (75)
malice (78)
Chapters 13 - 15
What motivates Tilt to head out again when Ethan and Dominic do not return? Explain.
Vocabulary:
grimace (84)
euphoria (88)
exertion (91)
timid (98)
irony (103)
Chapters 16 - 19
Using information from the book, draw a map of Everest. Include points such as: the summit, base camps, the north and south sides.
Vocabulary:
squall (104)
renown (109)
notorious (113)
asset (119)
gale (124)
Chapters 20 - Epilogue
What was the resolution of the novel? Did Tilt deserve his fate? Did Dominic? Explain.
Vocabulary:
bivouac (128)
extricate (136)
lethargy (138)
bereaved (152)
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