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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. What does a sherpa bring Matthiessen's group while they rest at a shelter on route to Kali Gandaki?
(a) Money.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Wine.
(d) Food.

2. What keeps delaying the trip for Matthiessen's group that cannot be prevented?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Broken paths.
(c) Rain.
(d) Government red tape.

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

4. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?
(a) Jang.
(b) Jaljala.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Tukten.

5. What do the citizens of the mountainous Southeast Asian country mentioned in "The Snow Leopard" burn for fuel that leaves the soil malnourished?
(a) The surface vegetation.
(b) Livestock dung.
(c) Their compost.
(d) Firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Tibetan say is treacherous and filled with snow?

2. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?

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

4. What are Matthiessen and Schaller afraid of after they talk to the Tibetan guide who tells them that they need government permits?

5. What part of Matthiessen is wet after reaching the Jaljala Ridge?

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