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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other village bordered the Citadel?
(a) Broli.
(b) Bruli.
(c) Buli.
(d) Busli.

2. In what kind of tree was Rudi's staff hidden?
(a) A fir.
(b) An lodge-pole pine.
(c) A blue spruce.
(d) A cedar.

3. Why doesn't Franz think that Rudi can be a porter?
(a) He is accident prone.
(b) He is careless.
(c) He is too small.
(d) He's too small and irresponsible.

4. What did the group take with them?
(a) Cheese, sausage and chocolate.
(b) Extra sweaters.
(c) All their gear.
(d) Their packs.

5. How did Rudi know his father's shirt had to be of high quality?
(a) The cotton was still soft.
(b) The moths couldn't eat it.
(c) The crimson dye hadn't faded.
(d) The dye color had faded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suggested that Franz and the group would be the only ones on the Wunderhorn that day?

2. Where was the voice coming from?

3. What did the person in the crevasse lose when he fell?

4. Where was Josef Matt's shirt found?

5. To what stone did Rudi compare the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was different between the upper and lower glaciers?

2. Why was the Edelweiss a favorite location of the guides and their porters in Kurtal?

3. How was Rudi a "prisoner"?

4. Why was it dangerous to travel up the slope in the sun?

5. Why was Franz looking at Rudi as though he had never seen him before?

6. What did Franz do to discourage climbing of the Citadel to Mr. Winter?

7. Why was Rudi concerned about his boots?

8. What was it that Winter said that left Rudi spellbound?

9. What things made Rudi feel like a "man among men"?

10. How is it obvious that Teo supports Rudi in climbing?

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