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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 Schaller camp outside the monastery?
(a) To avoid the smell of the other men.
(b) In hopes of seeing the snow leopard.
(c) To photograph foxes.
(d) For his privacy.

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

3. 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 no heat or hot water.
(c) It has a sauna.
(d) It is very big.

4. From whom does Matthiessen receive letters that he describes in Part 4?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Schaller.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Alex.

5. As Matthiessen's group reaches a village, what effects does Matthiessen begin to feel?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Motion sickness.
(d) Altitude sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who loses alacrity and becomes clumsy while Matthiessen gets lighter on his feet?

2. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?

3. What surprises Matthiessen when he arrives with Tukten in the village to catch the plane?

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

5. What does Matthiessen not know when he arrives at the location where he is supposed to meet Tukten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story that the locals tell Matthiessen on his descent down the mountains after the group leaves Murwa?

2. What does Schaller discover when he returns to Kathmandu that prevents travel in the Land of Dolpo?

3. What does Matthiessen share from the letters he receives from Schaller dated December 8th and 9th in the last part of the book?

4. What is the uncomfortable discovery that Matthiessen makes during his descent down the mountain range from Murwa?

5. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa do when they arrive in Jumla?

6. What event do Matthiessen and Schaller witness outside the monastery that surprises them because they did not expect to see that animal or for it to act in the way that it does?

7. When Jang-bu and another sherpa go in search of firewood, where do Matthiessen and Schaller wander and what do they find?

8. When Matthiessen goes to the Kathmandu Valley to meet Tukten, what does he find and what does he do?

9. Who do Matthiessen, Dawa, and Tukten find that can help them in Murwa?

10. As the group hikes around Crystal Mountain, what is the change that happens to Matthiessen and Schaller?

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