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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Teo tell Franz that Rudi was?
(a) Helping in another area of the Hotel.
(b) At the market.
(c) Up the mountain.
(d) Out getting more soap.

2. With what does Teo fill the pack he gives to Rudi?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Stones.
(c) Dishes.
(d) His own weight.

3. What did the person in the crevasse lose when he fell?
(a) axe.
(b) rope.
(c) pick.
(d) spiked boots.

4. Who does Teo first raise his beer to?
(a) Franz.
(b) Emil Saxo.
(c) Captain Winter.
(d) Rudi.

5. How many mountains did Franz climb in one week?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

6. What time is Rudi supposed to meet Teo?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) Seven-thirty.
(c) Eight-thirty.
(d) Eight o'clock.

7. Until what time did Rudi wait in bed?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Midnight.

8. Why is Rudi employed as a dishwasher?
(a) His mother doesn't want him following his father to the grave.
(b) His mother was jealous of his climbing abilities.
(c) His uncle promised him a scholarship if he stayed in business.
(d) He didn't want to follow his father to the grave.

9. Where was Josef Matt's shirt found?
(a) On himself.
(b) On Stephenson.
(c) Flying like a pennant from a stick.
(d) On the top of the Citadel.

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

11. How did Rudi know his father's shirt had to be of high quality?
(a) The moths couldn't eat it.
(b) The crimson dye hadn't faded.
(c) The cotton was still soft.
(d) The dye color had faded.

12. What would Rudi have been glad to do?
(a) Take the lead.
(b) Show Emil what Josef Matt's son was capable of.
(c) Tell his uncle he climbed the Citadel.
(d) Climb the Citadel.

13. Why didn't Saxo want Rudi coming along?
(a) He thought Winter would favor him.
(b) He didn't want to be responsible for the boy.
(c) He saw Rudi as a child.
(d) He thought he would slow them down.

14. Who did Rudi suspect was the shadowy figure?
(a) His mother.
(b) Josef Matt.
(c) Franz.
(d) Captain Winter.

15. What do the guides believe will destroy the Englishman and the guide from Broli?
(a) Their audacity.
(b) The treacherous climb.
(c) The demons of the Citadel.
(d) The ghosts of Rudi's father and his Herr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often happens in the high mountains?

2. What is the first thing Rudi tied to the staff?

3. How old was Rudi's mother when Josef died?

4. What had Rudi never received before?

5. How many days did it rain?

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