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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 struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?
(a) Fear.
(b) Altitude.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Nausea.

2. What does Matthiessen's group have a good view of as they hike around Crystal Mountain?
(a) The Black Canyon.
(b) The desert.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) Mt. Everest.

3. Why does Schaller camp outside the monastery?
(a) For his privacy.
(b) In hopes of seeing the snow leopard.
(c) To photograph foxes.
(d) To avoid the smell of the other men.

4. What two conditions make some of the sherpas and porters turn back and return home?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Hunger and exhaustion.
(c) Cold and thirst.
(d) Snow blindness and bloody feet.

5. Where does Matthiessen's group climb towards and finally reach snow at 12,400 feet?
(a) The White Mountains.
(b) Andes.
(c) The Pyrenees.
(d) Mt. Everest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Matthiessen when he begins to think about ending the journey?

2. Why did Schaller have to go alone in search of the snow leopard?

3. Who loses alacrity and becomes clumsy while Matthiessen gets lighter on his feet?

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

5. What book does Matthiessen read?

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