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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Way Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?
(a) Eighteen weeks.
(b) Twelve hours a day.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven hours.

2. What surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?
(a) That Tukten and Schaller are spies.
(b) That no one has heard of a sherpa called Tukten.
(c) That Tukten is a monk.
(d) That Tukten lives in London.

3. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?
(a) Fear.
(b) Altitude.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Nausea.

4. Who is almost two hours behind Matthiessen and Schaller trekking through the mountains?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Ponies.
(c) Nepalese nomads.
(d) Sherpas.

5. With whom did Matthiessen have a relationship that was falling apart five months prior to death?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tukten say that the snow leopard lives?

2. In Part 4, which two individuals parts company in Nepal?

3. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?

4. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?

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

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