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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franz see that caused him to pause?
(a) Rudi's knapsack.
(b) Rudi's boots.
(c) Blood in the snow.
(d) Rudi's father's red sweater.

2. What did Rudi compare Saxo to in his injury?
(a) A wounded beast.
(b) A fallen giant.
(c) A greenhorn.
(d) A caged animal.

3. Who was it that brought Rudi's belongings further?
(a) Winter.
(b) Franz.
(c) Saxo.
(d) Rudi.

4. How long did it take Rudi to reach the top of the bergschrund?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) A half hour.

5. Who stands up for Rudi and prevents Franz from taking him down the mountain?
(a) Saxo.
(b) Captain Winter.
(c) Klaus Wesselhoft.
(d) Teo.

6. Where did Rudi keep near when he had approached the area in which the avalanche had occurred the day before?
(a) The rock wall.
(b) The center or the slide area.
(c) The left hand side.
(d) The right hand side.

7. What must always come first in any situation?
(a) The maintenance of group responsibility.
(b) The responsibility of a porter to the guide.
(c) The injuries of a person in trouble.
(d) The help of another climber.

8. Why did Saxo become sullen?
(a) Winter trusted Franz over Saxo.
(b) Rudi was leading instead of him.
(c) Winter used Rudi's route instead of his.
(d) Winter trusted Rudi over Saxo.

9. What was the first "key" to the mountain?
(a) The Fortress.
(b) The shoulder.
(c) The crossing of the snow bridge.
(d) The peak.

10. What part of Rudi's body got stuck?
(a) His arms.
(b) His shoulders.
(c) His hips.
(d) His head.

11. How did Rudi's uncle respond to him threading the needle?
(a) He held him tight.
(b) He was aloof.
(c) He told him he would never again use another porter.
(d) He was full of praise for him.

12. Why are Saxo and Winter headed back to Broli?
(a) To get a tent.
(b) To get supplies.
(c) To make a call to his wife.
(d) To finish writing his will.

13. When did Rudi finally allow himself to collapse?
(a) When he had gotten Saxo to the tents.
(b) When he had summoned Franz and Winter.
(c) When he had gotten Saxo to the bottom of the mountain.
(d) When he had gotten Saxo to the Fortress.

14. How was Rudi encouraged when he thought it was impossible to go any further?
(a) Saxo's mean words and the fact that he thought Kurtalers wouldn't climb.
(b) Winter's wise words, and his support of Rudi's climbing.
(c) It had been done before by his father.
(d) It had been clearly mapped out.

15. Where did Rudi realize he was?
(a) On the Citadel's Fortress.
(b) Too far away from the ground.
(c) In the same cave in which his father and Sir Stephenson had died.
(d) Far away from home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Winter continue up the mountain?

2. Why did Saxo say he was climbing the Citadel?

3. What motivated Rudi to go on?

4. What thought caused the specter to leave?

5. What had disappeared with Rudi's fear?

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