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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: At Crystal Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Matthiessen's group stop that is just below the Kang Pass?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Black Pond Camp.
(c) Pokhara.
(d) Black Canyon.

2. 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 grotto.
(b) A temple.
(c) A cave.
(d) A stone hut.

3. What two conditions make some of the sherpas and porters turn back and return home?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Hunger and exhaustion.
(c) Cold and thirst.
(d) Snow blindness and bloody feet.

4. What does Schaller feel the snow leopard is doing while they are tracking the animal?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Watching them.
(c) Getting above them.
(d) Planning to attack them.

5. What is the surprising contrast in scenery that Matthiessen's group sees on their way through the canyon?
(a) Cacti and jackfruit.
(b) Snowy areas and lush greenery.
(c) Desert and lake.
(d) Magnolias and spruce trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schaller leave behind for Matthiessen?

2. Who are the people living in Shey?

3. What drug did Matthiessen use that possibly had a negative effect on him?

4. The porters carry ___________, which makes them unhappy.

5. When a scientist asks Matthiessen why he is on the trip, what does he say?

(see the answer key)

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