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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 do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?
(a) Extra clothing.
(b) Books.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Electronic devices.

2. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?
(a) Altitude.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Fear.
(d) Loneliness.

3. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller wait for the group of sherpas when Schaller takes a telescope and decides to go look for blue sheep?
(a) A grotto.
(b) A stone hut.
(c) A cave.
(d) A temple.

4. What extra payments do Matthiessen and Schaller have to make because of delays in their trip?
(a) Payment for visa extensions.
(b) Payment for extra porters.
(c) Payment for food.
(d) Payment for government permits.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Matthiessen's group have to cross on their way up the canyon?

3. How is the yeti described?

4. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?

5. What does Schaller leave behind for Matthiessen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Matthiessen adjust to the higher elevations once they pass 12,000 feet?

5. What does Matthiessen find on the Nepal side of the mountains that inspires a lot of questions from the group and could mean that they have gotten closer to finding what they came for?

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

7. Why is the journey initially very peaceful when Matthiessen and Schaller leave Pokhara?

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

9. What does Matthiessen remark about Asia as they begin their trip?

10. What is one of the rarest of cats, where does it live, and why is it considered rare?

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