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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 gift does Matthiessen fail to bring in his meeting?
(a) A ceremonial white scarf.
(b) A gift of chocolate.
(c) A basket of cooked food.
(d) A flag.

2. Who are the people living in Shey?
(a) Russians.
(b) Indians.
(c) Tibetans.
(d) Mongolians.

3. Why is the inspection by the police done so quickly in Jumla?
(a) The policemen are friends with Tukten.
(b) Matthiessen bribed them.
(c) They are in a hurry.
(d) Tukten bribed them.

4. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?
(a) That it is the source of avalanches in the area.
(b) That it has a secret hiding place.
(c) That he loves it.
(d) That it is the home of the snow leopard.

5. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Sikkim.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Matthiessen stay until his flight leaves from Nepal?

2. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?

3. Matthiessen slips on ____________.

4. What does Matthiessen see on the mountain surrounded by "treeless waste?"

5. Blue sheep rams are ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?

3. Who gets sick along the last leg of the journey and requires immediate treatment?

4. What is the rare event concerning the bharal that Schaller is delighted to see outside the monastery?

5. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten that makes him stand apart from the other sherpas and the group as a whole?

6. What is the rumor surrounding Tukten when he goes with Gyaltsen to collect the mail and supplies in town?

7. When the sherpas say that there is another trail east of the Shey Pass but the group does not have a permit, what does Schaller suggest?

8. When Matthiessen thinks about the letters in his rucksack, he grows restless. What does he start to imagine?

9. What does Schaller wonder about the juvenile sheep that he sees outside the monastery?

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

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