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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Rudi know which route to follow?
(a) They had marked out their route before.
(b) The marks of their boot nails were still visible.
(c) He didn't follow their original route, but his own.
(d) He had memorized his footing.

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

3. What motivated Rudi to go on?
(a) He was his fathers' son.
(b) He knew that he must help Saxo.
(c) The fact that he had to.
(d) Franz was on his way to the top.

4. Under how many feet of snow was Winter buried?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

6. Where had Winter been hurt?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His hand.
(d) His head.

7. What dismayed Rudi?
(a) Time and space had lost meaning.
(b) He could only move at such a pace and not beyond it.
(c) He knew the others would be up and knew what he was doing.
(d) He thought Saxo had already reached the summit.

8. Although Winter wasn't in as good of health, what did Rudi see was untempered?
(a) His health.
(b) His ambition.
(c) His spirit.
(d) His strong will.

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

10. What does Winter tell Rudi to do that scares him?
(a) That they are climbing the Citadel today.
(b) Go down to Kurtal and convince his uncle to come up.
(c) That Winter might not go on the hike at all due to his condition.
(d) That they have twenty-four hours to get up and down the mountain.

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

12. How many times did Rudi turn and look back?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) He didn't look back.

13. Why did Rudi believe that Winter would make it?
(a) Winter had united two warring provincial towns.
(b) He of them all deserved the most to make it.
(c) It had been Winter's dream to climb the Citadel before all of them.
(d) Winter was the epitome of a decent man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What wasn't on the menu of the climbers?

2. How does Winter explain that they should approach the mountain as a group?

3. What thought caused the specter to leave?

4. What had disappeared with Rudi's fear?

5. Why did Frau Matt consider herself in the wrong?

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