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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. Whose departure causes Schaller to have an angry outburst?
(a) The sherpas.
(b) The porters.
(c) The man with the ponies.
(d) The nomads.

2. What mentioned in the book is highly contagious and needs immediate treatment to prevent the spread of this affliction?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Cholera.

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

4. What drug did Matthiessen use that possibly had a negative effect on him?
(a) Liquor.
(b) LSD.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Opium.

5. What do the citizens of the mountainous Southeast Asian country mentioned in "The Snow Leopard" burn for fuel that leaves the soil malnourished?
(a) The surface vegetation.
(b) Livestock dung.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Their compost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is making it difficult to pass through the region without a government permit?

2. What is Bardo?

3. How old was his youngest child when this book was written?

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

5. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?

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