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

3. What had disappeared with Rudi's fear?
(a) The terror.
(b) The feeling of being alone.
(c) The specter.
(d) The need to run away.

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

5. About how many feet were above Rudi?
(a) Almost three thousand.
(b) Almost twenty two hundred.
(c) Almost one thousand.
(d) Almost two thousand.

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

7. Why didn't Rudi continue down the hillside?
(a) He knew Franz would be wroth if he didn't.
(b) He kept slipping on the snow-covered rocks.
(c) He thought that his mother would be too worried.
(d) He wanted to climb the peak in the morning.

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

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

10. What made Rudi not want to go back to Kurtal?
(a) All of these.
(b) The mocking laughter of Klaus Weisselhoft.
(c) The dirty dishes at the Beau Site Hotel.
(d) His uncles' anger and his mother's tears.

11. What resolve deepened in Rudi?
(a) To never slip.
(b) To be loyal to the Herr.
(c) Not to fail them or betray their trust.
(d) To make his father proud.

12. What made Rudi happy?
(a) There was a straight forward route past the Fortress and beyond.
(b) He was higher than any person had ever been before on the Citadel.
(c) All of these.
(d) He had proved his father was right.

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

14. How long would Rudi give himself to go up?
(a) Another two hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Forty-five minutes.
(d) Another hour.

15. What had unnerved Rudi?
(a) He saw his father's ghost.
(b) The fact that he was higher than anyone had been since his father had stood there.
(c) The hight at which he stood.
(d) The stillness of the mountain and all that surrounded him.