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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. Who is Matthiessen traveling with when he looks for Tukten?
(a) Schaller.
(b) No one.
(c) Kang.
(d) Jang-bu.

2. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?
(a) Droppings of an animal.
(b) Bones.
(c) Fur.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

4. What airline that Matthiessen is traveling on is on strike?
(a) Singapore Airlines.
(b) Air India.
(c) Lufthansa.
(d) British Airways.

5. Matthiessen is very surprised to see that _____________cannot catch the blue sheep that they chase.
(a) Timber wolves.
(b) Lions.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Foxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?

2. What does the letter tell Matthiessen about Schaller's travel experiences?

3. What does Matthiessen do as he wanders the streets of the village looking for Tukten?

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

5. In Part 4, which two individuals parts company in Nepal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of sleeping arrangements can Matthiessen, Schaller, and the rest of their group find at the monastery?

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

3. When Matthiessen reaches Shey, what does he notice?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Matthiessen say about Shey and its reclusive inhabitants?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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