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

2. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?
(a) The Arctic fox.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The snow leopard.
(d) The timber wolf.

3. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?
(a) A beggar woman.
(b) A goat.
(c) An old man.
(d) A crippled child.

4. What tests the patience of Matthiessen's group again and again?
(a) Rain.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Quarrelsome leaders.
(d) Stealing sherpas.

5. Why does Matthiessen get rid of his boots?
(a) He does not get rid of his boots.
(b) They ae too heavy.
(c) They are too big.
(d) They have holes in them and give him blisters.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who in Matthiessen's group has hallucinogenic dreams?

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

5. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?

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