3. Why did Saxo think that Josef and Stephenson couldn't find the way up the eastern face?
(a) The Kurtal guide wasn't as skilled as a guide from Broli.
(b) Stephenson was injured, and therefore they had to find a route to suit him.
(c) The weather might not have been as good.
(d) They didn't look hard enough, or perhaps not have the skill.

4. What had changed about the night?
(a) It had gotten colder.
(b) It had gotten warmer.
(c) It had gotten clearer.
(d) The stars had come out.

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

6. How does Winter explain that they should approach the mountain as a group?
(a) As human beings, not people from different towns or nations.
(b) As friends, and bury the hatchet of hatred between the two villages.
(c) As rivals, and compete for the prize that is the top of the mountain.
(d) As equals, people that want to climb the Citadel together.

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

8. How many men were to remain behind?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

10. Why wouldn't Franz continue to the top of the mountain, despite Winter insisting he do so?
(a) A guide of Kurtal does not leave his Herr on the mountain.
(b) Rudi wasn't fit to travel.
(c) Winter insisted he stay.
(d) Rudi had gotten hurt climbing through the Needle.

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

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

13. What thought caused the specter to leave?
(a) That ghosts aren't real.
(b) That the only ghost would be that of his father.
(c) That it wanted to cause him no harm.
(d) That he was Josef Matt's son.

14. Why does Saxo think that so many people have come to the hut?
(a) To hurt them so they can't go up the mountain.
(b) To keep them from climbing the mountain.
(c) To create a situation in which no one goes up the mountain.
(d) To plot against them.

15. How did Rudi's mountaineer instinct come into play?
(a) He maintained his hold on the rope that was lashed to the other two climbers.
(b) He anchored himself and refused to let the avalanche take him.
(c) He swam through the snow.
(d) He put his arm over his face giving himself breathing room.