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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. What does Matthiessen do as he wanders the streets of the village looking for Tukten?
(a) He yells at Dawa.
(b) He uses his binoculars.
(c) He shouts Tukten's name.
(d) He makes a call with his cell phone.

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

3. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Deer.

4. Who develops a bond over the course of the journey?
(a) Deborah and Schaller.
(b) Tukten and Schaller.
(c) Tukten and Dawa.
(d) Matthiessen and Tukten.

5. What is Bardo?
(a) A death chant.
(b) A mystical retreat.
(c) A drumbeat.
(d) The transition between two existences according to the Tibetans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country has the worst erosion in the world?

2. Where does Schaller reach in mid-December?

3. While Matthiessen and Schaller remain at the monastery, ___________________ goes to the village for mail and supplies.

4. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?

5. Where does Matthiessen go to meet Tukten as they had planned?

(see the answer key)

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