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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Matthiessen think that the villages they are passing through used to be refined?
(a) The people speak an elegant language.
(b) They find golden statues and artwork.
(c) They have ceiling mandalas and ancient frescoes.
(d) They have ruins of ancient temples.

2. What book does Matthiessen read?
(a) The Bhagavad Gita.
(b) The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Bible.

3. What drug did Matthiessen use that possibly had a negative effect on him?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) LSD.
(d) Opium.

4. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?
(a) New York.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Jakarta.

5. What do the sherpas do that reminds Matthiessen of being in New York with Deborah?
(a) Eat in silence.
(b) Recite Buddhist chants.
(c) Pray silently.
(d) Bear up.

6. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?
(a) The snow leopard.
(b) The blue sheep.
(c) The Nepalese nomad.
(d) The Tibetan.

7. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller wait for the group of sherpas when Schaller takes a telescope and decides to go look for blue sheep?
(a) A stone hut.
(b) A temple.
(c) A grotto.
(d) A cave.

8. When is the perfect time to travel and for harvesting potatoes, according to Matthiessen?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) January.

9. What is Schaller eager to witness though he is afraid he will miss if they are too slow traveling?
(a) Rutting of the blue sheep.
(b) Chase of the wild bull.
(c) Mating season for tigers.
(d) Capture of the fox.

10. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?
(a) Dawa.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Jang.
(d) Jaljala.

11. What does Matthiessen's group suffer from as they travel through the canyon?
(a) Snow blindness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Hunger.

12. Matthiessen's group carries their packs instead of just _______________.
(a) GPS units.
(b) Water bottles.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Rucksacks.

13. What do Matthiessen and Schaller realize would be the best time to do their trip?
(a) Next year.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring or summer.
(d) Fall.

14. Who in Matthiessen's group has hallucinogenic dreams?
(a) Matthiessen.
(b) Schaller.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Jang.

15. What part of Matthiessen is wet after reaching the Jaljala Ridge?
(a) Feet, legs, and back.
(b) Feet only.
(c) Arms and fingers.
(d) Head and neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a sherpa bring Matthiessen's group while they rest at a shelter on route to Kali Gandaki?

2. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?

3. Who is almost two hours behind Matthiessen and Schaller trekking through the mountains?

4. Who has blood in his shoes?

5. Where does Matthiessen's group want to continue their journey over?

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