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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. Who is the "madman" that Franz is referring to?
(a) Emil Saxo.
(b) Teo.
(c) Captain Winter.
(d) Rudi.

2. Why does Winter volunteer to go after Rudi?
(a) He is more able.
(b) He is lighter.
(c) He encouraged Franz to let him go.
(d) He had given Rudi the gear.

3. With what does Teo fill the pack he gives to Rudi?
(a) Stones.
(b) His own weight.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Supplies.

4. What was the highest honor a man could obtain?
(a) To be of service to a man in trouble.
(b) To lead the tourists up the mountain.
(c) To maintain a steady job.
(d) To be a member of the Company of Guides of Kurtal.

5. Why was Rudi to be ashamed of the mistake he made?
(a) He didn't place value on his life.
(b) He jeopardized the employer.
(c) He wasn't thinking of others, but of himself.
(d) He made a stupid mistake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how high is the top of the Wunderhorn?

2. What didn't Rudi take from the cupboard?

3. Which ridge does Rudi think is the only passable one?

4. How far down does the person guess he is?

5. How far beneath the Hut was the town of Kurtal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the alternating of the lead role the greatest compliment a guide could give his employer?

2. Why does Teo refer to Rudi as the only real climber in all of Kurtal?

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

4. Why does Teo raising his glass to Saxo anger all in the tavern?

5. Why did the people of Kurtal fear the Citadel?

6. What did Rudi vow to do every time Franz came back, and why didn't he do it?

7. Why didn't Josef Matt climb down the mountain with Teo?

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

9. How did Teo act as an experienced climber?

10. What did Rudi's uncle's face tell him, and how did this make Rudi feel?

(see the answer keys)

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