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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matthiessen see in the valley located at 11,200 feet above sea level?
(a) Yellow maple and fir trees.
(b) Aspen and willow.
(c) Magnolias and birch.
(d) Spruce and pine trees.

2. What does a sherpa announce that makes Schaller happy while Matthiessen's group stops and cooks along the way?
(a) The arrival of the lama.
(b) The end of the journey.
(c) The sight of a bharal.
(d) The arrival of the snow leopard.

3. What keeps delaying the trip for Matthiessen's group that cannot be prevented?
(a) Government red tape.
(b) Broken paths.
(c) Lack of food.
(d) Rain.

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

5. Who is making it difficult to pass through the region without a government permit?
(a) Sherpas.
(b) The Nepalese king.
(c) Police.
(d) Porters.

6. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?
(a) The tiger.
(b) The timber wolf.
(c) The snow leopard.
(d) The Arctic fox.

7. What does Matthiessen's group suffer from as they travel through the canyon?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Snow blindness.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Fear.

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

9. What book does Matthiessen read?
(a) The Bhagavad Gita.
(b) The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Torah.

10. What do Matthiessen and Schaller realize would be the best time to do their trip?
(a) Next year.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring or summer.
(d) Winter.

11. What is the surprising contrast in scenery that Matthiessen's group sees on their way through the canyon?
(a) Cacti and jackfruit.
(b) Snowy areas and lush greenery.
(c) Magnolias and spruce trees.
(d) Desert and lake.

12. What area is 11,200 feet above sea level?
(a) Kali Gandaki.
(b) China.
(c) Jaljala Ridge.
(d) Tibet.

13. Whom does Matthiessen think might drink or swear too much?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Schaller.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Deborah.

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

15. Who remains in the group and gains Matthiessen's trust even if porters do not like him?
(a) Schaller.
(b) Jang.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Tukten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Matthiessen's group believe that they can finally continue their journey again?

2. Which two groups of indigenous people does Matthiessen think are similar?

3. How long do Matthiessen and Schaller stay in a hotel together at the beginning of their trip?

4. Whom does Matthiessen's group see along their journey that reminds the group of mortality?

5. What is Schaller eager to witness though he is afraid he will miss if they are too slow traveling?

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