In the Shadow of the Mountain

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

In the Shadow of the Mountain

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