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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: At Crystal Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tukten and a porter leave Matthiessen's group to get _________________.
(a) Sugar and rice.
(b) Meat and potatoes.
(c) Water and fruit.
(d) Bread and vitamins.

2. When does the story of "The Snow Leopard" begin?
(a) September 1973.
(b) October 1975.
(c) June 1986.
(d) April 1972.

3. Where is Matthiessen when he begins to think about ending the journey?
(a) Dang Pass.
(b) Kang Pass.
(c) Monastery.
(d) Khyber Pass.

4. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?
(a) His children in college.
(b) Being clean and comfortable.
(c) His home.
(d) His wife Deborah.

5. What makes both Matthiessen and Schaller stoop over?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A broken door.
(c) A priest.
(d) Low ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Matthiessen and Schaller attempt to cross cliffs over treacherous precipices, Matthiessen has to ____________.

2. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?

3. What tests the patience of Matthiessen's group again and again?

4. Matthiessen describes seeing a rare blue sheep called ____________.

5. What rare event is Schaller happy to witness outside the monastery?

(see the answer key)

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