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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Northward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Matthiessen and Schaller stay in a hotel together at the beginning of their trip?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Four months.

2. Where does Matthiessen's group want to continue their journey over?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) Jang Pass.
(c) Pokhara.
(d) Kathmandu.

3. What two topics do Matthiessen and Schaller talk about in conflict with each other?
(a) Accounting and physics.
(b) Philosophy and law.
(c) Religion and science.
(d) Poetry and art.

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

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discuss at length?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Death.
(c) Sex.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthiessen see in the valley located at 11,200 feet above sea level?

2. Where does Matthiessen's group climb towards and finally reach snow at 12,400 feet?

3. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?

4. Which two groups of indigenous people does Matthiessen think are similar?

5. What two conditions make some of the sherpas and porters turn back and return home?

(see the answer key)

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