It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twentyone, he had fallen while climbing mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life. Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton into the rock. Fastening one end of a 50meter rope to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-bar to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the Tbar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pullup. High above, Peter let out a cheer, "You're on your way." For the first four days the two men progressed upward without accident. But on the fifth day, a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up. It took them one day more than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy. Mark Wellman showed that if you set your heart and mind on something, no wall is too high, no dream impossible. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Was Mark able to finish on his own?
2. Did Mark have the ability to finish by himself?
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Q2:
1. What was Mark trying to do?
2. What was Mark attempting to accomplish?
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Q3:
1. How high is El Captain?
2. What is the height of El Captain?
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Q4:
1. Why could Mark climb the mountain himself?
2. What was preventing Mark from getting up El Captain on his own?
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Q5:
1. How old was Mark?
2. What was Mark's age?
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Q6:
1. Did Mark hire an assistant to help him?
2. Did Mark pay someone to lend him a hand?
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Q7:
1. Did anyone help Mark?
2. Did someone come to Mark's aid?
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Q8:
1. How long did Mark and Peter Corbett think the climb would take?
2. How much time did Mark and Peter figure they'd need for the climb?
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Q9:
1. What happened that prolonged Mark and Peter's climb?
2. What made Mark and Peter take longer than expected?
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Q10:
1. Were Mark and Peter alone once they reached the top?
2. Were Mark and Peter the only people at the top when they got there?
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Q11:
1. What length of rope did Peter Corbett used?
2. How many meters long was the rope deployed by Peter Corbett?
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