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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 did Rudi see on the cliff above?

2. Where had Winter been hurt?

3. What had changed about the night?

4. When did Rudi finally allow himself to collapse?

5. Why did Saxo say he was climbing the Citadel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways did Rudi's vanquishing of fear change his perspective?

2. How did Winter's rationalization make sense to Franz?

3. How did Rudi motivate himself when he thought he couldn't manage it?

4. What kinds of things had changed since Rudi had nodded off?

5. How did Saxo treat pursuit of the summit originally? How did this change following his injury?

6. What was the reason that Rudi couldn't come with Saxo and Winter to Broli?

7. What is Rudi's second major contribution to this hike, and how was it different from his attempted contribution before?

8. What can the chapter title refer to if it is used as a metaphor?

9. Why didn't Rudi turn around when he knew he had to go back or be caught in darkness?

10. In which way did Rudi earn his uncle's admiration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Rudi's father's death provide Rudi with the courage to surmount the Citadel? In how many ways did his father's death affect him? From which times did he draw strength? Which times was fear invoked and for what reason? Explain the answer and justify it using quotes from the book.

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

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.

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