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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. What had there never been in Kurtal?

2. What does Captain Winter say that Rudi deserves?

3. How much did Winter offer Franz to climb the Citadel with him?

4. What was the man's name?

5. Who saw the three climb up the icefall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rudi save Mr. Winter?

2. Why did Teo lie to Franz and Gretchen?

3. What was Rudi's fear when he had heard the voice?

4. What did the man in the cabin look like?

5. How did Teo act as an experienced climber?

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

7. Why does Rudi take such good care of his father's shirt?

8. How was the hut on the Citadel different from the other huts?

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

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

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

Explain how intolerance is outlined and used as a catalyst throughout this novel. How is it a motivation for some characters? Explain how this is also used as a method for contrast. Explain your answer, and justify it using quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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