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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 does Franz blame for Rudi's disappearance?
(a) Captain Winter.
(b) Teo.
(c) Himself.
(d) Saxo.

2. How many times did Rudi turn and look back?
(a) Three times.
(b) He didn't look back.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

3. How was Rudi encouraged when he thought it was impossible to go any further?
(a) It had been clearly mapped out.
(b) Winter's wise words, and his support of Rudi's climbing.
(c) It had been done before by his father.
(d) Saxo's mean words and the fact that he thought Kurtalers wouldn't climb.

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

5. Where did Rudi realize he was?
(a) Far away from home.
(b) Too far away from the ground.
(c) In the same cave in which his father and Sir Stephenson had died.
(d) On the Citadel's Fortress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Saxo and Winter headed back to Broli?

2. How did Rudi's uncle respond to him threading the needle?

3. What thought caused the specter to leave?

4. Why didn't Rudi continue down the hillside?

5. What did Rudi see on the cliff above?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the difference between the two guides as illustrated in this chapter?

4. How did Winter keep peace between the two rival guides?

5. What is Rudi's second major contribution to this hike, and how was it different from his attempted contribution before?

6. How did the stillness affect Rudi?

7. Why was Rudi so tired?

8. How does Captain Winter shame the two guides into working together?

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

10. In what ways did Rudi's vanquishing of fear change his perspective?

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