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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. How did Rudi know which route to follow?

2. What must always come first in any situation?

3. Why didn't Rudi cry out?

4. What warmed Rudi more than either tent or blanket?

5. Who does Franz blame for Rudi's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did the stillness affect Rudi?

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

10. Why was Rudi so tired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of Winter's injury as it develops in the novel. What kind of effect does this have on the plot line? What would have been different had Winter not have gotten sick?

Essay Topic 2

Create a personality profile for Teo. Why do you think he was always helping Rudi? What kind of person was he and what kind of influence does he have on both the town and Rudi's family?

Essay Topic 3

Rudi is devastated by his actions on the Wunderhorn. Discuss at least three different ways the boy could have chosen to handle the consequence of his action. How would each change him? How would those different decisions effect the outcome of the story? Explain.

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