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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people could stay in the Blausee Hut?

2. What did Teo tell the waitress?

3. What time is Rudi supposed to meet Teo?

4. What gave Rudi such hope?

5. Who did Rudi suspect was the shadowy figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Josef Matt climb down the mountain with Teo?

2. Why was it dangerous to travel up the slope in the sun?

3. What was it that Winter said that left Rudi spellbound?

4. Why does Teo refer to Rudi as the only real climber in all of Kurtal?

5. What information did Franz share with Ilse that was of particular interest to Rudi, and why was it so?

6. Why does Teo raising his glass to Saxo anger all in the tavern?

7. Why was Rudi concerned about his boots?

8. How did Teo act as an experienced climber?

9. What things made Rudi feel like a "man among men"?

10. In what ways was Rudi's build different from that of most boys of the village?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take a closer look at Rudi's character. How does he mature throughout the course of the story, and what events hasten this maturity? In what ways was it necessary for Rudi to mature before he climbed the Citadel, and why? Use quotes from the story to lend credibility to your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the personification of the hazards of the mountain. How did this propagate the fear of the villagers? If to take this into consideration, are the villagers narrow minded? Explain your answer. What emotion finally got the rest of the Kurtalers up the mountain?

Essay Topic 3

How does the accident on the Wunderhorn change Rudi? Is this change for the positive or negative? Justify your answer. In what ways did this change Rudi's approach to climbing?

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