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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. Where does Matthiessen's group meet sherpas and porters to take them to the mountains?
(a) Black Canyon.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Shey.
(d) Pokhara.

2. Who has blood in his shoes?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Matthiessen.
(d) Schaller.

3. Who remains in the group and gains Matthiessen's trust even if porters do not like him?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Jang.
(d) Schaller.

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

5. Which two groups of indigenous people does Matthiessen think are similar?
(a) Native Americans and Tibetans.
(b) Nepalese and Chinese.
(c) Indians and Pakistanis.
(d) Americans and British.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?

3. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?

4. Why does Matthiessen get rid of his boots?

5. What country has the worst erosion in the world?

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