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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?
(a) That it is the source of avalanches in the area.
(b) That he loves it.
(c) That it is the home of the snow leopard.
(d) That it has a secret hiding place.

2. Where does Matthiessen stay until his flight leaves from Nepal?
(a) The embassy.
(b) Schaller's residence.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Tukten's house.

3. Who is feeling better and able to travel again now that Tukten carries his load?
(a) Gyalsten.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Matthiessen.
(d) Schaller.

4. When Schaller returns from his night of tracking the snow leopard, what does he point out the next day?
(a) Sight of foxes.
(b) Fresh footprints.
(c) Animal droppings.
(d) Sight of bharal.

5. What does Tukten have that reminds Matthiessen of the snow leopard?
(a) His yellow eyes.
(b) His white beard.
(c) His big body.
(d) His elusiveness.

6. Who does Matthiessen wait for but only arrives later at nightfall at their temporary campsite in Part 4?
(a) Schaller.
(b) The lama.
(c) Jang-bu.
(d) Tukten.

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

8. What surprises Matthiessen when he arrives with Tukten in the village to catch the plane?
(a) How many friends Tukten has.
(b) How advanced the village is.
(c) How much food the villagers eat.
(d) How empty the village is.

9. Where does Matthiessen travel and meet Dawa again?
(a) Patan.
(b) Pokhara.
(c) Land of Dolpo.
(d) Kang Pass.

10. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?
(a) Fur.
(b) Bones.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Droppings of an animal.

11. Where does Matthiessen keep his letters?
(a) Notebook.
(b) Stainless steel container.
(c) Canister.
(d) Rucksack.

12. In the letter, what does Schaller encounter unexpectedly as he comes out of a canyon with his group?
(a) A fox.
(b) A marmot.
(c) A snow leopard.
(d) A wolf.

13. While Matthiessen and Schaller remain at the monastery, ___________________ goes to the village for mail and supplies.
(a) Dawa and Jang-bu.
(b) Nepalese nomads and Tibetan lamas.
(c) Sherpas and porters.
(d) Tukten and Gyaltsen.

14. Where does Schaller reach in mid-December?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Pokhara.

15. What does Matthiessen feel that his body needs to readjust to?
(a) Cold.
(b) Heat.
(c) Altitude and conditions.
(d) Humidity.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sight of ______________ makes Matthiessen feel restless and want to read his letters.

2. What rare event is Schaller happy to witness outside the monastery?

3. As they make their descent, what story does Matthiessen hear from the locals?

4. In Part 4, which two individuals parts company in Nepal?

5. From whom does Matthiessen receive letters that he describes in Part 4?

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