2. 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.

3. What was the rumbling that Rudi heard?
(a) A rockslide above him.
(b) An avalanche to the side of him.
(c) Thunder.
(d) A rockslide below him.

4. What made Franz angry?
(a) That Rudi had abandoned Winter and Franz.
(b) The fact that Rudi had continued on without letting him know.
(c) That Saxo had abandoned his Herr.
(d) The thought of Saxo.

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

6. Who convinces Franz to climb the Citadel?
(a) Rudi.
(b) Teo.
(c) The other guides of Kurtal.
(d) Captain Winter.

7. What had changed in Winter's appearance?
(a) His eyes had become brighter.
(b) His cheeks were less sunken.
(c) His eyes appeared less tired.
(d) His cheeks had regained their color.

8. What was the main reason that Saxo gave that he wouldn't climb with Franz?
(a) " A man of Broli does not climb with a Kurtaler".
(b) "A man of Broli is better than a Kurtaler".
(c) "A man of Broli is more skilled than a Kurtaler".
(d) "A Kurtaler is too good to climb with a man of Broli".

9. Why does Rudi think he can make it through the eye of the needle?
(a) He found the way past the Fortress.
(b) He had the faith of the group on his shoulders.
(c) He had become a good climber.
(d) He is smaller.

10. Why hadn't Rudi turned around when he knew he needed to?
(a) He didn't want to tell Winter why he hadn't gone down to Kurtal.
(b) The magic of the mountain drew him on.
(c) He wasn't looking forward to his uncles' wrath.
(d) He didn't want to explain to Klaus why he'd turned around.

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

12. 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.

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

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

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