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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. From whom does Matthiessen receive letters that he describes in Part 4?
2. What airline that Matthiessen is traveling on is on strike?
3. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?
4. What surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?
5. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?
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. When Jang-bu and another sherpa go in search of firewood, where do Matthiessen and Schaller wander and what do they find?
3. When Matthiessen goes to the city of Patan, whom does he see and how does he feel?
4. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten that makes him stand apart from the other sherpas and the group as a whole?
5. What does Schaller discover when he returns to Kathmandu that prevents travel in the Land of Dolpo?
6. What does Matthiessen say about Shey and its reclusive inhabitants?
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 do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa do when they arrive in Jumla?
9. After Matthiessen and Schaller part ways, where and with whom does Matthiessen travel next?
10. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Along the trip, Matthiessen, Schaller, and their climbing group have to procure government permits to enter the Land of the Dolpo. What is a government permit? Why is it necessary to travel to certain areas? Why do you think the Nepalese government restricts access to certain areas for foreigners? How is the restriction enforced? Schaller is willing to break the rules to reach his destination but the others warn against doing so. Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Along their journey, Matthiessen, Schaller, the sherpas, and porters all exhibit signs of fatigue ranging from bloody feet to altitude sickness and snow blindness. How does the elevation of the mountains affect them? Describe the symptoms of altitude sickness. What does the topography of the mountains demand from them physically?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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