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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Way Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Matthiessen go to meet Tukten as they had planned?
(a) Black Canyon.
(b) Kathmandu Valley.
(c) Pokhara.
(d) Patan.

2. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?
(a) The Tibetan.
(b) The snow leopard.
(c) The Nepalese nomad.
(d) The blue sheep.

3. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?
(a) A boat.
(b) A cave.
(c) A farm.
(d) An old cow shed.

4. What is the strange statement that Tukten makes around the campfire?
(a) That the yeti is Buddhist.
(b) That he will fight off the yeti.
(c) That the fox is really a leopard.
(d) That the yeti is half human.

5. Who was the woman that became Matthiessen's wife?
(a) Janice Wellington.
(b) Tina Schaller.
(c) Margaret Dixon.
(d) Deborah Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people have laid eyes on the snow leopard in the last twenty-five years according to Schaller?

2. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?

3. What mentioned in the book is highly contagious and needs immediate treatment to prevent the spread of this affliction?

4. Who develops a bond over the course of the journey?

5. What does Matthiessen remove as he adjusts to his journey?

(see the answer key)

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