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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Needle's Eye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Winter explain that they should approach the mountain as a group?
(a) As equals, people that want to climb the Citadel together.
(b) As human beings, not people from different towns or nations.
(c) As friends, and bury the hatchet of hatred between the two villages.
(d) As rivals, and compete for the prize that is the top of the mountain.

2. Why are Saxo and Winter headed back to Broli?
(a) To get supplies.
(b) To get a tent.
(c) To make a call to his wife.
(d) To finish writing his will.

3. What part of Rudi's body got stuck?
(a) His arms.
(b) His shoulders.
(c) His head.
(d) His hips.

4. What was the main reason that Saxo gave that he wouldn't climb with Franz?
(a) "A Kurtaler is too good to climb with a man of Broli".
(b) "A man of Broli is more skilled than a Kurtaler".
(c) " A man of Broli does not climb with a Kurtaler".
(d) "A man of Broli is better than a Kurtaler".

5. Under how many feet of snow was Winter buried?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Winter volunteer to go after Rudi?

2. Why did Saxo think that Josef and Stephenson couldn't find the way up the eastern face?

3. Approximately how high is the top of the Wunderhorn?

4. Why did Rudi believe that Winter would make it?

5. What did the Citadel make all the other mountains around it look like?

(see the answer key)

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