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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. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?
(a) Tukten starts laughing.
(b) Tukten looks away.
(c) Tukten is always watching him.
(d) Tukten points his gun at him.

2. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?
(a) Dawa.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Gyalsten.
(d) Matthiessen.

3. How long do Matthiessen and Schaller stay in a hotel together at the beginning of their trip?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three days.

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

5. What does the letter tell Matthiessen about Schaller's travel experiences?
(a) Schaller is imprisoned by the Chinese police.
(b) Schaller has disappeared.
(c) There was a blizzard and the porters abandoned Schaller.
(d) Schaller died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where can the sick man finally rest?

2. A snow leopard weighs about _____________ pounds.

3. Where does Tukten say that the snow leopard lives?

4. Why does Matthiessen have wet and cold feet?

5. What book does Matthiessen read?

(see the answer key)

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