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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) London.
(d) Sikkim.

2. Blue sheep rams are ________________.
(a) Very curious about humans.
(b) Vicious.
(c) Ignominious.
(d) Aggressive.

3. Matthiessen makes plans to meet Tukten in four days at his ___________ place in a nearby village.
(a) Uncle's.
(b) Aunt's.
(c) Grandfather's.
(d) Daughter's.

4. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?
(a) Twelve hours a day.
(b) Eighteen weeks.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Five days.

5. What does Matthiessen not know when he arrives at the location where he is supposed to meet Tukten?
(a) What clothes to wear.
(b) What gift to bring.
(c) What he is supposed to say.
(d) Which house belongs to Tukten's aunt.

6. What does Matthiessen discover about the room he stays in while he waits for his departing flight out of Nepal?
(a) It has no bed.
(b) It has a sauna.
(c) It has no heat or hot water.
(d) It is very big.

7. What airline that Matthiessen is traveling on is on strike?
(a) Air India.
(b) British Airways.
(c) Lufthansa.
(d) Singapore Airlines.

8. As they make their descent, what story does Matthiessen hear from the locals?
(a) How a snow leopard killed a yak.
(b) How a herd of cows chased off a snow leopard.
(c) How a yeti destroyed their homes.
(d) How an avalanche cleaned out the city.

9. Which two men are strangely connected even after they part in Part 4?
(a) Gyalsten and Jang-bu.
(b) Matthiessen and Tukten.
(c) Matthiessen and Schaller.
(d) Schaller and the lama.

10. What does Schaller feel the snow leopard is doing while they are tracking the animal?
(a) Watching them.
(b) Planning to attack them.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Getting above them.

11. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?
(a) His children in college.
(b) Being clean and comfortable.
(c) His wife Deborah.
(d) His home.

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

13. What does one porter demand from Schaller who is forced to acquiesce because he needs the help in Part 4?
(a) Carry his backpack.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His keys.
(d) Pay him in advance.

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

15. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is feeling better and able to travel again now that Tukten carries his load?

2. What does Matthiessen stow away and plan to read when he gets to Kathmandu?

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

4. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?

5. As Matthiessen's group reaches a village, what effects does Matthiessen begin to feel?

(see the answer keys)

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