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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Matthiessen's wife die of?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

3. What extra payments do Matthiessen and Schaller have to make because of delays in their trip?
(a) Payment for visa extensions.
(b) Payment for government permits.
(c) Payment for food.
(d) Payment for extra porters.

4. What is a precious commodity in this mountainous Southeast Asian country that people use for fuel?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Water.
(d) Solar energy.

5. What does a Tibetan say is treacherous and filled with snow?
(a) Black Canyon.
(b) Shey.
(c) Khyber Pass.
(d) Jang Pass.

6. What places did Matthiessen travel before his journey with Schaller?
(a) Indonesia and Japan.
(b) Afghanistan and Iraq.
(c) India and China.
(d) Paris, Peru, and Thailand.

7. A snow leopard weighs about _____________ pounds.
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 250.

8. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?
(a) Urine.
(b) Fur.
(c) A footprint.
(d) Scent.

9. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?
(a) A boat.
(b) A farm.
(c) A cave.
(d) An old cow shed.

10. How far do the men travel across the Himalayas in "The Snow Leopard"?
(a) 250 miles.
(b) 1000 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

11. The snow leopard can be considered a _______________.
(a) Wild cat.
(b) Related to the tiger.
(c) Descendant of the smilodon.
(d) Long extinct creature.

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

13. What does Matthiessen's group have to cross on their way up the canyon?
(a) Treacherous ice.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Snake pit.
(d) Moat.

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

15. What is Matthiessen carrying that is very heavy?
(a) 40 pounds of firewood.
(b) 50 pounds of rubber.
(c) 60 pounds of lentils.
(d) 80 pounds of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Matthiessen think that the villages they are passing through used to be refined?

2. What book does Matthiessen read?

3. What makes Matthiessen's group believe that they can finally continue their journey again?

4. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?

5. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller meet to begin their journey?

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