76 pages • 2 hours read
Roland SmithPeak
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Why do you think Peak doesn’t simply take a few more steps and reach the summit, even if he never tells anyone else about it? What does his decision contribute to the novel’s overall meaning?
How does the novel handle the ethical questions surrounding allowing a child to do something as dangerous as attempting to climb Mount Everest?
Describe Holly Angelo’s transformation over the course of the novel. Why is it significant?
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