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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the yeti described?
(a) Reddish brown, hairy, with a ridged crown.
(b) Dark blond with forelegs longer than back legs.
(c) White with extremely long hair.
(d) Dark brown with excessively large feet.

2. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?
(a) Jang.
(b) Jaljala.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Tukten.

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

4. Who is making it difficult to pass through the region without a government permit?
(a) Police.
(b) Sherpas.
(c) The Nepalese king.
(d) Porters.

5. What does a sherpa bring Matthiessen's group while they rest at a shelter on route to Kali Gandaki?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Wine.
(d) Drugs.

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

7. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?
(a) Schaller.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Dawa.

8. Despite the grueling four-hour journey, what makes Schaller happy?
(a) Finding shelter.
(b) Getting closer to the snow leopard.
(c) Seeing bharal.
(d) Seeing butterflies.

9. When is the perfect time to travel and for harvesting potatoes, according to Matthiessen?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) March.

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

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

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

13. For what reason will Schaller and Matthiessen be unable to get new porters to replace those that have left?
(a) The potato famine.
(b) The potato harvest.
(c) Inclement weather.
(d) Fuel shortages.

14. What does Matthiessen remove as he adjusts to his journey?
(a) A watch, a bracelet, and long hair.
(b) His journal.
(c) His clothes.
(d) His jacket.

15. How many children does Matthiessen have?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The porters carry ___________, which makes them unhappy.

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

4. What animal could possibly leave behind a sign similar to that of a snow leopard?

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

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