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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: At Crystal Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the sherpas do that reminds Matthiessen of being in New York with Deborah?
(a) Recite Buddhist chants.
(b) Pray silently.
(c) Bear up.
(d) Eat in silence.

2. What does Matthiessen see on the mountain surrounded by "treeless waste?"
(a) A monastery.
(b) Ruins.
(c) A house.
(d) A temple.

3. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?
(a) Mountain goats.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Nepalese nomads.

4. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?
(a) Take photographs.
(b) Write in his journal.
(c) Recharge his cell phone with a solar battery.
(d) Pay close attention.

5. Despite the grueling four-hour journey, what makes Schaller happy?
(a) Getting closer to the snow leopard.
(b) Seeing bharal.
(c) Finding shelter.
(d) Seeing butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthiessen's group suffer from as they travel through the canyon?

2. What does Schaller tell Matthiessen is good for him to carry because of changing weather and winds?

3. What makes both Matthiessen and Schaller stoop over?

4. What does Matthiessen's group have to cross on their way up the canyon?

5. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?

(see the answer key)

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