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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. 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 _________________.
(a) Fuel.
(b) Food.
(c) Permits to travel.
(d) Clothing.

2. What was supposed to be finished by the first week of October but does not stop and causes delays in the journey?
(a) Monsoon rain.
(b) Fuel shortages.
(c) Food shortages.
(d) Grueling heat.

3. How many snow leopards are supposed to be in the area that Schaller is traveling through?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

4. What places did Matthiessen travel before his journey with Schaller?
(a) Indonesia and Japan.
(b) Afghanistan and Iraq.
(c) India and China.
(d) Paris, Peru, and Thailand.

5. Where does Matthiessen's group have to stop to be checked by government officials?
(a) Dunahi.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Bora Bora.
(d) Serengeti.

Short Answer Questions

1. George Schaller is a famous ______________.

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

3. Who is Matthiessen afraid that he will break a promise to?

4. What does Matthiessen eat in the village he stops in with two other men?

5. How is the yeti described?

(see the answer key)

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