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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Part 1: Westward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the woman that became Matthiessen's wife?
(a) Margaret Dixon.
(b) Tina Schaller.
(c) Deborah Love.
(d) Janice Wellington.

2. What do Matthiessen and Schaller feel is against them as they journey forward?
(a) Government.
(b) Sherpas.
(c) The weather.
(d) Time.

3. Who is making it difficult to pass through the region without a government permit?
(a) Police.
(b) Porters.
(c) Sherpas.
(d) The Nepalese king.

4. What does Matthiessen remove as he adjusts to his journey?
(a) His journal.
(b) His clothes.
(c) A watch, a bracelet, and long hair.
(d) His jacket.

5. What is a precious commodity in this mountainous Southeast Asian country that people use for fuel?
(a) Petroleum.
(b) Water.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What keeps delaying the trip for Matthiessen's group that cannot be prevented?

2. Whom does Matthiessen think about the whole time that he is traveling?

3. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?

4. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?

5. How many people have laid eyes on the snow leopard in the last twenty-five years according to Schaller?

(see the answer key)

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