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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Rudi still have in his hands?
(a) The rope.
(b) Balls of snow.
(c) The ax.
(d) His crampons.
2. Why does Rudi think he can make it through the eye of the needle?
(a) He is smaller.
(b) He found the way past the Fortress.
(c) He had the faith of the group on his shoulders.
(d) He had become a good climber.
3. Who does Franz blame for Rudi's disappearance?
(a) Himself.
(b) Teo.
(c) Saxo.
(d) Captain Winter.
4. Where had Winter been hurt?
(a) His head.
(b) His hand.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.
5. What must always come first in any situation?
(a) The responsibility of a porter to the guide.
(b) The injuries of a person in trouble.
(c) The help of another climber.
(d) The maintenance of group responsibility.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the first person to speak once the impact of what Rudi had said sunk in?
2. What warmed Rudi more than either tent or blanket?
3. What did Rudi compare Saxo to in his injury?
4. Why didn't Rudi cry out?
5. Who was it that brought Rudi's belongings further?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Captain Winter shame the two guides into working together?
2. Why was Rudi so tired?
3. What can the chapter title refer to if it is used as a metaphor?
4. What was the reason that Rudi couldn't come with Saxo and Winter to Broli?
5. How did Saxo treat pursuit of the summit originally? How did this change following his injury?
6. Why didn't Rudi turn around when he knew he had to go back or be caught in darkness?
7. Why doesn't Saxo want to climb with Franz?
8. How did the stillness affect Rudi?
9. How did Winter's rationalization make sense to Franz?
10. What is the difference between the two guides as illustrated in this chapter?
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