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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. How far do the men travel across the Himalayas in "The Snow Leopard"?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 250 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 1000 miles.

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

3. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?
(a) A beggar woman.
(b) A crippled child.
(c) A goat.
(d) An old man.

4. Who develops a bond over the course of the journey?
(a) Tukten and Dawa.
(b) Matthiessen and Tukten.
(c) Tukten and Schaller.
(d) Deborah and Schaller.

5. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?
(a) Schaller.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller meet to begin their journey?

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

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

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

5. George Schaller is a famous ______________.

(see the answer key)

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