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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. When do the men expect to reunite with Tukten and the porter?
(a) February 12.
(b) November 10.
(c) December 20.
(d) October 20.

2. What places did Matthiessen travel before his journey with Schaller?
(a) India and China.
(b) Afghanistan and Iraq.
(c) Indonesia and Japan.
(d) Paris, Peru, and Thailand.

3. As Matthiessen and Schaller attempt to cross cliffs over treacherous precipices, Matthiessen has to ____________.
(a) Lie down and rest.
(b) Fight for his life.
(c) Give up.
(d) Crawl on hands and knees.

4. What does a sherpa announce that makes Schaller happy while Matthiessen's group stops and cooks along the way?
(a) The arrival of the lama.
(b) The end of the journey.
(c) The arrival of the snow leopard.
(d) The sight of a bharal.

5. How far do the men travel across the Himalayas in "The Snow Leopard"?
(a) 250 miles.
(b) 1000 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?

2. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?

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?

4. What is Schaller eager to witness though he is afraid he will miss if they are too slow traveling?

5. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Matthiessen and Schaller pass as they trudge up along the footpath in the mountains at the beginning of their journey?

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

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

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

7. What makes the journey through Kali Gandaki especially difficult?

8. While Matthiessen sits outside the stone hut and relaxes in the sun, what does Schaller do?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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