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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 did Matthiessen's wife die of?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Cancer.

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

3. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?
(a) The Arctic fox.
(b) The timber wolf.
(c) The snow leopard.
(d) The tiger.

4. What does Matthiessen see on the mountain surrounded by "treeless waste?"
(a) Ruins.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A house.
(d) A temple.

5. Whom does Matthiessen think about the whole time that he is traveling?
(a) Dawa.
(b) The blue sheep.
(c) Alex.
(d) Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Matthiessen have?

2. When is the perfect time to travel and for harvesting potatoes, according to Matthiessen?

3. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?

4. With whom did Matthiessen have a relationship that was falling apart five months prior to death?

5. What medical emergency does Schaller fear could stop their journey?

(see the answer key)

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