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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 doesn't Franz think that Rudi can be a porter?

2. Approximately how high is the top of the Wunderhorn?

3. What had Rudi's tormentor seen?

4. What did the Citadel make all the other mountains around it look like?

5. With what does Teo fill the pack he gives to Rudi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people of the village think that Winter is crazy?

2. Why was the Edelweiss a favorite location of the guides and their porters in Kurtal?

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

4. How were Franz and Captain Winter different as climbers?

5. What does Teo mean when he says "you cannot bottle the wind"?

6. What was different between the upper and lower glaciers?

7. How did Rudi save Mr. Winter?

8. How was the alternating of the lead role the greatest compliment a guide could give his employer?

9. How did Franz find out where Rudi was?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Speculate on why Winter gave the glory of climbing the mountain to Rudi. What might have been different if he had told the townspeople the truth? What would have happened? What might have possessed Winter to give up the Citadel so easily?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the tactical diplomacy of Winter involving Franz and Saxo. In which ways did he accomplish their working together. How did he get them to see eye-to-eye? Was this an effective tactic? Why or why not? What might have been a better way?

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