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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 was Teo's last hike?

2. What would Rudi have been glad to do?

3. What job does Teo do?

4. Who is the last person that Teo raises his glass to?

5. Why didn't Rudi's mother cry and cling to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Franz find out where Rudi was?

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

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

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

8. Who was Mr. Winter?

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

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

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 the differences in Franz's behavior in the beginning of the novel and towards the end. What or who was responsible for this change of opinion and how great was the change of opinion? What do you think would happen the next time Franz had a Herr? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Winter's role in this story. What is his purpose? How does he hold the story together and why is he a necessary character? Why do you think the author chose to make Winter become ill during his climb up the Citadel? How do you think this affected this story, and how would it have been different if Winter would have maintained his health?

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