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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. 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.

2. Why didn't Rudi yodel when he had gotten to where he stood?
(a) It would have been blasphemy.
(b) He wouldn't have honored his fathers memory,
(c) He didn't want Franz to hear him.
(d) It wouldn't have satisfied him.

3. What warmed Rudi more than either tent or blanket?
(a) Rudi was actually on the mountain he'd dreamed of as a kid.
(b) The group trusted Rudi.
(c) His uncle's presence.
(d) The fact that he had gotten lead.

4. Why hadn't Rudi turned around when he knew he needed to?
(a) The magic of the mountain drew him on.
(b) He wasn't looking forward to his uncles' wrath.
(c) He didn't want to explain to Klaus why he'd turned around.
(d) He didn't want to tell Winter why he hadn't gone down to Kurtal.

5. What was the rumbling that Rudi heard?
(a) An avalanche to the side of him.
(b) Thunder.
(c) A rockslide above him.
(d) A rockslide below him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rudi keep near when he had approached the area in which the avalanche had occurred the day before?

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

3. What made Franz angry?

4. What wasn't on the menu of the climbers?

5. Why did Saxo become sullen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the stillness affect Rudi?

4. Why was Rudi so tired?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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