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Peak Chapter 1 & 2

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  • What weather condition made the building climb more dangerous?
    Sleet turning into hard hail.
  • What is Peak using to write his story in the truck?
    A mechanical pencil without an eraser.
  • Who told Peak that good writing should start with a hook?
    Vincent.
  • Vincent’s books are all currently bestsellers.
    True
    False
  • What does “reeled in like fish” mean in the context of writing?
    To capture and hold the reader’s interest.
  • Why did the officer call Peak a “moron”?
    Because climbing the building was dangerous and illegal.
  • Which word means “a sudden fall of frozen rain” — sleet or hail?
    Hail
  • The prisoners breaking the boulder in Tibet looked unhappier than the soldiers.
    True
    False
  • Peak’s right cheek and ear froze to the building wall during the climb.
    True
    False
  • What does “hook” mean in writing according to Vincent?
    An exciting opening that grabs the reader’s attention.
  • What mistake did Peak admit to when planning the skyscraper climb?
    Not considering the weather.
  • Where is Peak when he starts telling his story?
    In the back of a bumpy Toyota truck in Tibet.
  • What does “chaotic” mean in describing Peak’s life?
    Full of disorder and unpredictability.
  • What mark does Peak spray on the wall after finishing the climb?
    A mountain-shaped stencil in blue paint.
  • Peak considered climbing down as one of his options on the skyscraper.
    True
    False
  • What does “terra-cotta” describe in the text?
    The smooth reddish-brown surface of the building.
  • Peak tagged the wall with his own blood at the top.
    False
    True
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