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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 must always come first in any situation?
(a) The help of another climber.
(b) The responsibility of a porter to the guide.
(c) The injuries of a person in trouble.
(d) The maintenance of group responsibility.

2. Who was it that brought Rudi's belongings further?
(a) Saxo.
(b) Franz.
(c) Rudi.
(d) Winter.

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

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

5. What resolve deepened in Rudi?
(a) To never slip.
(b) Not to fail them or betray their trust.
(c) To be loyal to the Herr.
(d) To make his father proud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinces Franz to climb the Citadel?

2. Why was not going on worst for Rudi?

3. What was the main reason that Saxo gave that he wouldn't climb with Franz?

4. Who does Franz blame for Rudi's disappearance?

5. What had changed in Winter's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made Rudi's actions regarding Saxo's rescue all the more selfless?

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

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

5. How would the group had been defeated if not for Rudi?

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

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

8. Why was Rudi so tired?

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

10. In which way did Rudi earn his uncle's admiration?

(see the answer keys)

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