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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. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?
(a) That he loves it.
(b) That it is the home of the snow leopard.
(c) That it is the source of avalanches in the area.
(d) That it has a secret hiding place.

2. Matthiessen slips on ____________.
(a) A canyon.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A ledge.
(d) A precipice.

3. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Deer.
(d) Tigers.

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

5. 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) Mating season for tigers.
(c) Chase of the wild bull.
(d) Capture of the fox.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Due to snowdrifts, the sherpas warn against traveling on their planned route but Matthiessen's group cannot go on the new trail because they lack _________________.

3. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?

4. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?

5. Why does Matthiessen have wet and cold feet?

(see the answer key)

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