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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. Where did Teo tell Franz that Rudi was?

2. What did Captain Winter remind Rudi of when he was climbing?

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

4. What is the first thing Rudi tied to the staff?

5. What did Teo say in regard to Rudi's climb with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Josef Matt climb down the mountain with Teo?

2. What things made Rudi feel like a "man among men"?

3. Why was Franz looking at Rudi as though he had never seen him before?

4. What information did Franz share with Ilse that was of particular interest to Rudi, and why was it so?

5. What things do Franz and Rudi's mother say to try and show the boy the sense in a career in a hotel?

6. Why does Rudi take such good care of his father's shirt?

7. What was different between the upper and lower glaciers?

8. How did Rudi save Mr. Winter?

9. How was the alternating of the lead role the greatest compliment a guide could give his employer?

10. Why did Teo lie to Franz and Gretchen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despite failing on the Wunderhorn, Winter still keeps insisting that Rudi be tried again and have a chance to go with them. When Rudi finally gets this chance he makes sure not to let them down. Explain why this is the case. Why does Winter invest so deeply in the boy?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Winter's role in this story. What is his purpose? How does he hold the story together and why is he a necessary character? Why do you think the author chose to make Winter become ill during his climb up the Citadel? How do you think this affected this story, and how would it have been different if Winter would have maintained his health?

Essay Topic 3

How does the accident on the Wunderhorn change Rudi? Is this change for the positive or negative? Justify your answer. In what ways did this change Rudi's approach to climbing?

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