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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. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?
(a) Nepalese nomads.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Mountain goats.
(d) Eagles.

2. Whom does Matthiessen think about the whole time that he is traveling?
(a) The blue sheep.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Alex.

3. Who has a key to the monastery?
(a) The sherpa Tukten.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) Dawa.
(d) The hostess's husband.

4. What does Matthiessen remove as he adjusts to his journey?
(a) His clothes.
(b) A watch, a bracelet, and long hair.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His journal.

5. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?
(a) Sikkim.
(b) London.
(c) Kathmandu.
(d) New Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?

2. What are Matthiessen and Schaller afraid of after they talk to the Tibetan guide who tells them that they need government permits?

3. Who is making it difficult to pass through the region without a government permit?

4. When are these two letters that Matthiessen receives in Part 4 dated?

5. What news does Jang-bu bring Matthiessen's group at Crystal Mountain?

(see the answer key)

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