View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Needle's Eye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the Citadel been left alone?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Fifteen years.

2. What in the rock glittered like diamonds?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Gold.
(c) Hematite.
(d) Mica.

3. Why didn't Rudi cry out?
(a) He didn't think the other two people in his party would be alive to hear him.
(b) He felt that he would look wimpy to Saxo and Winter if he were to call out.
(c) He worried that his voice could trigger a fresh avalanche.
(d) He knew his strongest effort on the surface would be little more than a whisper.

4. What didn't Franz bring out for lunch?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Apples.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Tea.

5. What warmed Rudi more than either tent or blanket?
(a) Rudi was actually on the mountain he'd dreamed of as a kid.
(b) The group trusted Rudi.
(c) His uncle's presence.
(d) The fact that he had gotten lead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rudi's uncle respond to him threading the needle?

2. Why does Rudi think he can make it through the eye of the needle?

3. Why did Rudi venture out in another direction?

4. Why was Rudi frustrated and shamed when he came to the crack?

5. What part of Rudi's body got stuck?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 305 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample