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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 was the peak of the Citadel hidden behind?
(a) A large cloud.
(b) The peak of the Wunderhorn.
(c) The shoulder of the Wunderhorn.
(d) A dense layer of mist.

2. In what year does this story take place?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1865.

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

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

5. How far beneath the Hut was the town of Kurtal?
(a) Six thousand feet.
(b) Four thousand feet.
(c) Three thousand feet.
(d) Five thousand feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Rudi's mother cry and cling to him?

2. How much did Winter offer Franz to climb the Citadel with him?

3. Who saw the three climb up the icefall?

4. What country did Rudi guess the man was from?

5. Why did Rudi venture out in another direction?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways was Rudi's build different from that of most boys of the village?

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

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

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

5. How did Teo act as an experienced climber?

6. Why is it unimportant that Rudi made the climb on his own?

7. What things do Franz and Rudi's mother say to try and show the boy the sense in a career in a hotel?

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

9. What was Rudi's fear when he had heard the voice?

10. Why did Teo lie to Franz and Gretchen?

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