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

2. How did Rudi know which route to follow?
(a) The marks of their boot nails were still visible.
(b) He didn't follow their original route, but his own.
(c) They had marked out their route before.
(d) He had memorized his footing.

3. Why didn't Rudi cry out?
(a) He felt that he would look wimpy to Saxo and Winter if he were to call out.
(b) He didn't think the other two people in his party would be alive to hear him.
(c) He knew his strongest effort on the surface would be little more than a whisper.
(d) He worried that his voice could trigger a fresh avalanche.

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

5. What thought caused the specter to leave?
(a) That the only ghost would be that of his father.
(b) That ghosts aren't real.
(c) That he was Josef Matt's son.
(d) That it wanted to cause him no harm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where had Winter been hurt?

3. How many times did Rudi turn and look back?

4. What had unnerved Rudi?

5. Why does Saxo think that so many people have come to the hut?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kinds of things had changed since Rudi had nodded off?

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

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

5. Why was Rudi so tired?

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

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

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

9. What happened, and how did it strand Rudi?

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

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