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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Schaller bargain for with locals to help them on their journey through the mountains?
(a) Cows.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Ponies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of Matthiessen's last entry in Part 2?

2. What do the citizens of the mountainous Southeast Asian country mentioned in "The Snow Leopard" burn for fuel that leaves the soil malnourished?

3. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?

4. What does Matthiessen's group suffer from as they travel through the canyon?

5. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two conditions that affect the group because of the heavy weather as they hike up the canyon?

2. What do Matthiessen and the party see as they hike up the mountain in high spirits that reminds them of their mortality?

3. What does Matthiessen do while Schaller climbs the countryside, looking for bharal after they pass through Dunahi?

4. What is a Vedic belief that Matthiessen has great respect for and shares on his initial ascent up the mountain in Part 1?

5. When they are hiking, what disgusts Schaller but he is powerless to prevent from happening?

6. In Part 2, how does Matthiessen describe his relationship with Deborah before she died?

7. When the sherpas lag behind Matthiessen and Schaller, what does Schaller fear that he will miss?

8. Why does Matthiessen exhibit some reservation about traveling with Schaller at the beginning of the trip?

9. What does Matthiessen notice in the Jaljala Ridge?

10. What are the final arrangements that Matthiessen and Schaller make before they can start their trip?

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