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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. Why does Matthiessen get rid of his boots?
(a) They ae too heavy.
(b) He does not get rid of his boots.
(c) They have holes in them and give him blisters.
(d) They are too big.

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

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

4. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller meet to begin their journey?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) London.
(c) Shey.
(d) Kathmandu.

5. What makes Matthiessen's group believe that they can finally continue their journey again?
(a) The arrival of ponies.
(b) The arrival of peace.
(c) The sun coming out.
(d) The arrival of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. The path that Matthiessen found could have saved the group time because it was only _____________ versus the two-day trip that they had.

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

3. What extra payments do Matthiessen and Schaller have to make because of delays in their trip?

4. What do Matthiessen and Schaller feel is against them as they journey forward?

5. With whom did Matthiessen have a relationship that was falling apart five months prior to death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What creature is Matthiessen interested in possibly seeing in the Himalayas that he discussed previously with a young biologist?

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

3. When the young biologist asks Matthiessen why he is on the journey with Schaller, what does he say?

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

5. What does Matthiessen have hallucinations about that inspire him to pull out his book The Tibetan Book of the Dead?

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

7. Whom does Matthiessen think about when the sherpa fetches him and Schaller wine to drink in the old cow shed?

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

9. What does Matthiessen learn is one of the biggest problems in Nepal and how is it caused?

10. Whom does Matthiessen admire as they trek along arduous paths and why?

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