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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, - Four to Go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Rudi continue down the hillside?
(a) He wanted to climb the peak in the morning.
(b) He kept slipping on the snow-covered rocks.
(c) He thought that his mother would be too worried.
(d) He knew Franz would be wroth if he didn't.

2. What did Rudi strike a second match for?
(a) To see his father's name.
(b) To see if Franz was still sleeping.
(c) To see the path.
(d) To write his mother a note.

3. What was Teo's last hike?
(a) Up the Rotalp.
(b) Up the Citadel.
(c) Up the Monte Rosa.
(d) Up the Wunderhorn.

4. What did Teo tell the waitress?
(a) That Rudi was a good boy.
(b) That Rudi was out on an errand.
(c) That Rudi had gone to see his ailing mother.
(d) That Rudi was good for nothing in the kitchen.

5. How did Rudi's mountaineer instinct come into play?
(a) He anchored himself and refused to let the avalanche take him.
(b) He maintained his hold on the rope that was lashed to the other two climbers.
(c) He put his arm over his face giving himself breathing room.
(d) He swam through the snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under how many feet of snow was Winter buried?

2. What lie does Rudi tell Winter?

3. What was the main reason that Saxo gave that he wouldn't climb with Franz?

4. Why couldn't Winter and the group climb the rocks?

5. How long has the person been in the crevasse?

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