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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has blood in his shoes?

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

3. How many people have laid eyes on the snow leopard in the last twenty-five years according to Schaller?

4. Who develops a bond over the course of the journey?

5. How is the yeti described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, how does Matthiessen describe his relationship with Deborah before she died?

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

4. What does Matthiessen notice in the Jaljala Ridge?

5. Why is Matthiessen so affected by the rain and bad weather after they pass through the canyon?

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

7. When Matthiessen and Schaller arrive in Pokhara, whom do they meet?

8. What does Matthiessen learn is one of the biggest problems in Nepal and how is it caused?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief portrait study of Peter Matthiessen. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him through his life? How does he change from the beginning of the book, to his trip to the Shey Monastery, and finally as he gets ready to leave Kathmandu?

Essay Topic 2

Peter Matthiessen travels extensively and has had many hallucinogenic experiences. On this trip, he does not take any drugs but still experiences hallucinations in dreams leaving a feeling that does not disappear upon his waking. What could this be caused by? What is the internal transformation that is occurring to Matthiessen on his journey with Schaller?

Essay Topic 3

What is the transformation that occurs to Matthiessen on Crystal Mountain that changes his perspective to some degree? How does he act consequently?

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