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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 extra payments do Matthiessen and Schaller have to make because of delays in their trip?
(a) Payment for extra porters.
(b) Payment for government permits.
(c) Payment for food.
(d) Payment for visa extensions.

2. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?
(a) A crippled child.
(b) A goat.
(c) A beggar woman.
(d) An old man.

3. What animal tracks do Schaller and Matthiessen find near the monastery?
(a) Arctic fox.
(b) Yeti.
(c) Marmot.
(d) Wild wolves.

4. What is a precious commodity in this mountainous Southeast Asian country that people use for fuel?
(a) Solar energy.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Water.
(d) Petroleum.

5. What medical emergency does Schaller fear could stop their journey?
(a) A fractured limb.
(b) A case of dysentery.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A ruptured appendix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Jang-bu bring Matthiessen's group at Crystal Mountain?

2. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?

3. How old was his youngest child when this book was written?

4. When do the men expect to reunite with Tukten and the porter?

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

(see the answer key)

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