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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Rudi yodel when he had gotten to where he stood?
(a) It wouldn't have satisfied him.
(b) He didn't want Franz to hear him.
(c) He wouldn't have honored his fathers memory,
(d) It would have been blasphemy.

2. What had there never been in Kurtal?
(a) A man as foolhardy as Captain Winter.
(b) A robbery.
(c) A crime.
(d) A burglary.

3. How long did it take Rudi to reach the top of the bergschrund?
(a) A half hour.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Forty minutes.

4. Why does Winter volunteer to go after Rudi?
(a) He is lighter.
(b) He is more able.
(c) He had given Rudi the gear.
(d) He encouraged Franz to let him go.

5. How old was Teo?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Forty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Winter say that Rudi deserves?

2. Why was Rudi's heart pounding?

3. Why did Rudi venture out in another direction?

4. Who is the last person that Teo raises his glass to?

5. What was the greatest sin a mountaineer can commit?

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