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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Northward.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What places did Matthiessen travel before his journey with Schaller?
(a) India and China.
(b) Afghanistan and Iraq.
(c) Indonesia and Japan.
(d) Paris, Peru, and Thailand.

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

3. Where does Tukten say that the snow leopard lives?
(a) Shey.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Dolpo side of the mountain.
(d) Kathmandu.

4. What medical emergency does Schaller fear could stop their journey?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A ruptured appendix.
(c) A case of dysentery.
(d) A fractured limb.

5. George Schaller is a famous ______________.
(a) Mountaineer.
(b) Biologist/naturalist.
(c) Spiritual guru.
(d) Explorer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?

2. Who is Matthiessen afraid that he will break a promise to?

3. How old was his youngest child when this book was written?

4. The path that Matthiessen found could have saved the group time because it was only _____________ versus the two-day trip that they had.

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller realize would be the best time to do their trip?

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