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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Part 1: Westward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matthiessen see in the valley located at 11,200 feet above sea level?
(a) Aspen and willow.
(b) Magnolias and birch.
(c) Yellow maple and fir trees.
(d) Spruce and pine trees.

2. Whom does Matthiessen think about the whole time that he is traveling?
(a) The blue sheep.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Alex.

3. What or who chases after Matthiessen, forcing him to defend himself with a stick?
(a) A brindle mastiff.
(b) A group of nomadic Nepalese.
(c) A sherpa.
(d) A porter.

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

5. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?
(a) Jaljala.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Jang.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Matthiessen and Schaller stay in a hotel together at the beginning of their trip?

2. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discuss at length?

3. What drug did Matthiessen use that possibly had a negative effect on him?

4. When does the story of "The Snow Leopard" begin?

5. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?

(see the answer key)

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