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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Way Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Matthiessen's group want to continue their journey over?
(a) Pokhara.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Jang Pass.

2. What animal could possibly leave behind a sign similar to that of a snow leopard?
(a) A large mountain fox.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A goat.
(d) A dog.

3. What two topics do Matthiessen and Schaller talk about in conflict with each other?
(a) Accounting and physics.
(b) Poetry and art.
(c) Philosophy and law.
(d) Religion and science.

4. What mentioned in the book is highly contagious and needs immediate treatment to prevent the spread of this affliction?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Dengue fever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a sherpa bring Matthiessen's group while they rest at a shelter on route to Kali Gandaki?

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. What country has the worst erosion in the world?

4. A snow leopard weighs about _____________ pounds.

5. George Schaller is a famous ______________.

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