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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. Why didn't Rudi's father leave the Citadel?

2. How did Teo get injured?

3. What guide does Mr. Winter hope to hire from Broli?

4. What was Teo's last hike?

5. How many days did it rain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it unimportant that Rudi made the climb on his own?

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

3. Why was Rudi concerned about his boots?

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

5. Why was Franz looking at Rudi as though he had never seen him before?

6. Why did Rudi have to keep to the shadows while playing hooky from work?

7. What things do Franz and Rudi's mother say to try and show the boy the sense in a career in a hotel?

8. What did Rudi's uncle's face tell him, and how did this make Rudi feel?

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

10. How did Rudi save Mr. Winter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Frau Matt and Franz Lerner's control methods regarding Rudi. Speculate on the reasons they had failed. In which ways might they have succeeded, if they would have considered another method? Explain how their behavior could have encouraged Rudi even more.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain the statement Teo makes, "You cannot bottle the wind." To what is he referring? What literary device is this? What does Teo do in this chapter, and how is it beneficial to Rudi?

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