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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. What was the only sound?

2. How much did Rudi's pack weigh?

3. Why doesn't Franz think that Rudi can be a porter?

4. What were tourists called?

5. What spanned the crevasse at the center?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Edelweiss a favorite location of the guides and their porters in Kurtal?

2. Why did Teo lie to Franz and Gretchen?

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

4. Why did Rudi's father wear a red shirt every day he climbed?

5. What did the man in the cabin look like?

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

7. Who was Mr. Winter?

8. What did Franz do to discourage climbing of the Citadel to Mr. Winter?

9. What does Teo mean when he says "you cannot bottle the wind"?

10. Why did Rudi have to keep to the shadows while playing hooky from work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In terms of storytelling, explain the difference between the Wunderhorn and the Citadel. In which ways are they two completely different mountains? In which ways are they similar? Explain your answer using quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the differences in Franz's behavior in the beginning of the novel and towards the end. What or who was responsible for this change of opinion and how great was the change of opinion? What do you think would happen the next time Franz had a Herr? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Speculate on why Winter gave the glory of climbing the mountain to Rudi. What might have been different if he had told the townspeople the truth? What would have happened? What might have possessed Winter to give up the Citadel so easily?

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