3. Why didn't Rudi's father leave the Citadel?
(a) Sir Stephenson begged him not to go.
(b) He couldn't find his way.
(c) He wouldn't leave his client.
(d) He was hurt.

4. Approximately how high is the top of the Wunderhorn?
(a) Ten thousand feet.
(b) Thirteen thousand feet.
(c) Twelve thousand feet.
(d) Eleven thousand feet.

5. What does Teo say abut Rudi?
(a) That he is the son of his father.
(b) That he is the only true mountain man in Kurtal.
(c) All of these.
(d) That he knows where he ought to be.

6. What was the peak of the Citadel hidden behind?
(a) A large cloud.
(b) The shoulder of the Wunderhorn.
(c) A dense layer of mist.
(d) The peak of the Wunderhorn.

7. In what year does this story take place?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1885.

8. What point of the Citadel was the highest point reached before?
(a) The Battlement.
(b) The Fortress.
(c) The Peak.
(d) The Keep.

9. How did Rudi move?
(a) Like an invalid.
(b) As though his heart were gone from him.
(c) Like a ghost.
(d) Like a sleepwalker.

10. Why does Winter volunteer to go after Rudi?
(a) He is lighter.
(b) He is more able.
(c) He encouraged Franz to let him go.
(d) He had given Rudi the gear.

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

12. What did Captain Winter remind Rudi of when he was climbing?
(a) A cat.
(b) A jousting warrior.
(c) A mountain lion.
(d) A man struggling with inanimate rock.

13. Why couldn't Winter and the group climb the rocks?
(a) They were too steep.
(b) There was no acceptable purchase for feet and hands.
(c) The snow looked more inviting.
(d) The rocks looked loose and like they might give way.

14. What country did Rudi guess the man was from?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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