In the Shadow of the Mountain
Multiple choice quiz
Choose the correct answer
When Clare arrived in Zermatt,
- she stayed at an expensive hotel.
- some friends of hers put her up in their house.
- she couldn't find accommodation.
- she rented a room in an old wooden house.
On her first evening in Zermatt, Clare
- felt a bit lonely.
- went to the police station.
- hired some skis.
- overheard some people talking about her grandfather.
When Clare went to the police station, she found out that
- her grandfather might have been killed.
- her grandfather's body had been taken for a post mortem examination.
- the police weren't sure whether the body that had been recovered belonged to her grandfather.
- it was going to be very difficult to take her grandfather's body back to England
The first successful climb of the Matterhorn was
- in the seventeenth century.
- in the eighteenth century.
- in the nineteenth century.
- in the twentieth century.
Clare wanted to talk to Ulrich Grunwalder because
- he was the oldest guide alive.
- she had seen his photo in the Alpine Museum.
- he must have been a guide during her grandfather's time.
- she wanted to take a photograph of him for his newspaper article.
When Clare first met Ulrich Grunwalder,
- she told him she wanted to write a book about mountaineering accidents.
- she told him she was a journalist.
- she didn't tell him she was Edward Crowe's granddaughter.
- she asked him if he had ever climbed with Edward Crowe.
Ulrich's father
- had been killed in a car crash.
- had refused to go climbing with his son.
- was the most respected guide of his generation in Zermatt.
- had never climbed the Matterhorn.
Marianne had been offered a job as
- a waitress.
- a cook.
- a translator.
- a nanny.
When Marianne and Ulrich entered the Hotel Monte Rosa, they realized
- they were both going to be employed by the same person.
- they were going to be very busy as there were many tourists in the village.
- they were not going to be very well paid.
- there had been a misunderstanding.
Edward Crowe and his wife had met Marianne three years before
- when they were skiing in Zermatt.
- but they couldn't remember her.
- but she couldn't remember them.
- when they went to the Hotel Monte Rosa on their honeymoon.
Edward Crowe
- didn't have much climbing experience.
- was a good, determined climber.
- was well-known for being rude to his guides.
- didn't want to climb with Ulrich again.
Marianne
- was too young to get married.
- had feelings for one of the unmarried men in the village.
- was in love with Edward Crowe.
- wanted her family to arrange a suitable husband for her.
Clare went back to the Alpine Museum
- to see if they had any records of her grandfather's climb up the Matterhorn.
- to find out who Gordon Younger was.
- to ask them to arrange an interview with Ulrich Grunwalder.
- to see if they had any photos of her grandfather.
After her second visit to the Alpine Museum, Clare spent the afternoon
- working in her hotel room.
- walking round the village.
- having a sauna.
- skiing.
Bruno invited Clare
- for a drink in the evening.
- for an evening meal.
- to meet his family.
- to go climbing with him.
What did Bruno and Clare have in common?
- They were both divorced and had children.
- They both enjoyed their jobs.
- They both felt dissatisfied with their lives.
- They were both looking for another serious commitment.
What did Clare find in Edward Crowe's wallet?
- A set of keys.
- Some old bank notes.
- A photograph of her mother
- A letter addressed to her mother.
Gordon Younger was
- Edward Crowe's climbing partner.
- related to Edward Crowe.
- the only English mountain guide in Zermatt.
- buried at the bottom of the Matterhorn.
In Zermatt ________________ knew who Clare was.
- only Bruno
- nobody
- everybody
- only a few people
Who arranged Clare's meeting with Ulrich Grunwalder?
- The police.
- Herr Kronig, the manager of the Alpine Museum.
- The manager of the Hotel Monte Rosa.
- Clare's ski instructor.