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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. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Jakarta.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

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

3. What was supposed to be finished by the first week of October but does not stop and causes delays in the journey?
(a) Monsoon rain.
(b) Grueling heat.
(c) Food shortages.
(d) Fuel shortages.

4. What drug did Matthiessen use that possibly had a negative effect on him?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) LSD.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Opium.

5. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?
(a) A crippled child.
(b) A goat.
(c) An old man.
(d) A beggar woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sight of ______________ makes Matthiessen feel restless and want to read his letters.

2. When Schaller returns from his night of tracking the snow leopard, what does he point out the next day?

3. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?

4. How many snow leopards are supposed to be in the area that Schaller is traveling through?

5. How many children does Matthiessen have?

(see the answer key)

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