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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 resolve deepened in Rudi?

2. Under how many feet of snow was Winter buried?

3. What motivated Rudi to go on?

4. Who stands up for Rudi and prevents Franz from taking him down the mountain?

5. Who was the first person to speak once the impact of what Rudi had said sunk in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Saxo want to climb with Franz?

4. How did Winter keep peace between the two rival guides?

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

6. In what ways did the Englishman not look so good?

7. Before Franz hears from Winter in regards to Rudi's climbing ability, how does he feel?

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

9. What is the difference between the two guides as illustrated in this chapter?

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

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

Speculate on the purpose of Klaus' role in the story. Explain the feelings associated with this character from the perspective of the reader. Does this character play a significant role in the development of the story? Why or why not? Try and consider the author's reasoning for the incorporation of such a character.

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