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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 the first "key" to the mountain?

2. What made Franz angry?

3. What had unnerved Rudi?

4. How was Rudi encouraged when he thought it was impossible to go any further?

5. Why was not going on worst for Rudi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Frau Matt not upset with Paul Tauglich?

5. How does Captain Winter shame the two guides into working together?

6. How would the group had been defeated if not for Rudi?

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

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

9. What made Rudi's actions regarding Saxo's rescue all the more selfless?

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

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

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

How does the accident on the Wunderhorn change Rudi? Is this change for the positive or negative? Justify your answer. In what ways did this change Rudi's approach to climbing?

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