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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The porters carry ___________, which makes them unhappy.
(a) Merchandise.
(b) Goats.
(c) Heavy loads.
(d) Firewood.

2. How many children does Matthiessen have?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. When a scientist asks Matthiessen why he is on the trip, what does he say?
(a) He does not know.
(b) He is friends with Schaller.
(c) He is a field biologist.
(d) He wants to hunt the snow leopard.

4. Who in Matthiessen's group has hallucinogenic dreams?
(a) Jang.
(b) Matthiessen.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Schaller.

5. What two conditions make some of the sherpas and porters turn back and return home?
(a) Cold and thirst.
(b) Snow blindness and bloody feet.
(c) Fear and loathing.
(d) Hunger and exhaustion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Schaller eager to witness though he is afraid he will miss if they are too slow traveling?

2. Whose departure causes Schaller to have an angry outburst?

3. What medical emergency does Schaller fear could stop their journey?

4. When is the perfect time to travel and for harvesting potatoes, according to Matthiessen?

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

(see the answer key)

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