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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. Under how many feet of snow was Winter buried?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. Why are Saxo and Winter headed back to Broli?
(a) To get a tent.
(b) To finish writing his will.
(c) To make a call to his wife.
(d) To get supplies.

3. What does Winter tell Rudi to do that scares him?
(a) That Winter might not go on the hike at all due to his condition.
(b) That they are climbing the Citadel today.
(c) Go down to Kurtal and convince his uncle to come up.
(d) That they have twenty-four hours to get up and down the mountain.

4. For what was Frau Matt's prayer of thankfulness?
(a) Her brother's mountaineering spirit.
(b) Her son's safety.
(c) Her brother's strong will.
(d) Her son's courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Rudi encouraged when he thought it was impossible to go any further?

2. How did Rudi know which route to follow?

3. What warmed Rudi more than either tent or blanket?

4. What had disappeared with Rudi's fear?

5. Why couldn't Winter continue up the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the stillness affect Rudi?

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

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

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

5. In what ways did the Englishman not look so good?

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

7. Why doesn't Saxo want to climb with Franz?

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

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

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

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