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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did Rudi's pack weigh?
(a) Twenty pounds.
(b) Fifteen pounds.
(c) Twenty-five pounds.
(d) Thirty pounds.

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

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

5. Who was waiting in the hut when Rudi entered?
(a) Captain Winter.
(b) His mother.
(c) Emil Saxo.
(d) Franz.

6. Who would substitute for Rudi at the hotel?
(a) Toni Hassler.
(b) Herr Hemit.
(c) Digal Hassler.
(d) Franz Lerner.

7. Which ridge does Rudi think is the only passable one?
(a) The southeast ridge.
(b) The northeast ridge.
(c) The north face.
(d) The east face.

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

9. What was the man's name?
(a) Derek Winter.
(b) David Winter.
(c) Jack Winter.
(d) John Winter.

10. Where was the voice coming from?
(a) Behind him from the valley.
(b) Behind him from the path.
(c) One of the mountain slopes.
(d) Inside a crevasse.

11. What time were the guides of Kurtal set to mobilize?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

12. Why was Rudi to be ashamed of the mistake he made?
(a) He didn't place value on his life.
(b) He made a stupid mistake.
(c) He jeopardized the employer.
(d) He wasn't thinking of others, but of himself.

13. What mountain was used as a "practice mountain" by guides and visiting climbers?
(a) Felsberg.
(b) Feldsberg.
(c) Feldspar.
(d) Felsburg.

14. What was Rudi's mother known for?
(a) Her compassion for the other townsfolk.
(b) The musical nature of her laugh.
(c) The sweetness of her smile.
(d) The delicateness of her build.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Rudi move?

3. Who saw the three climb up the icefall?

4. What other village bordered the Citadel?

5. How did Rudi know his father's shirt had to be of high quality?

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