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

2. Why did Rudi believe that Winter would make it?
(a) It had been Winter's dream to climb the Citadel before all of them.
(b) Winter had united two warring provincial towns.
(c) He of them all deserved the most to make it.
(d) Winter was the epitome of a decent man.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rudi know which route to follow?

2. Although Winter wasn't in as good of health, what did Rudi see was untempered?

3. Why hadn't Rudi turned around when he knew he needed to?

4. What thought caused the specter to leave?

5. How long did it take Rudi to reach the top of the bergschrund?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Saxo treat pursuit of the summit originally? How did this change following his injury?

2. Why was Rudi so tired?

3. How did Winter's rationalization make sense to Franz?

4. What can the chapter title refer to if it is used as a metaphor?

5. Why was Frau Matt not upset with Paul Tauglich?

6. Why didn't Rudi turn around when he knew he had to go back or be caught in darkness?

7. How did Rudi motivate himself when he thought he couldn't manage it?

8. How did the stillness affect Rudi?

9. What was the reason that Rudi couldn't come with Saxo and Winter to Broli?

10. Before Franz hears from Winter in regards to Rudi's climbing ability, how does he feel?

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