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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. Who are the people living in Shey?
(a) Tibetans.
(b) Mongolians.
(c) Russians.
(d) Indians.

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

3. Where does Tukten say that the snow leopard lives?
(a) Dolpo side of the mountain.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Shey.

4. What does Schaller leave behind for Matthiessen?
(a) A book.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A note.
(d) An apple.

5. The path that Matthiessen found could have saved the group time because it was only _____________ versus the two-day trip that they had.
(a) Eight hours' travel.
(b) Two hours' travel.
(c) Five hours' travel.
(d) Seven hours' travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who remains in the group and gains Matthiessen's trust even if porters do not like him?

2. Why did Schaller have to go alone in search of the snow leopard?

3. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?

4. What do Matthiessen and Schaller realize would be the best time to do their trip?

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?

(see the answer key)

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