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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A snow leopard weighs about _____________ pounds.
(a) 80.
(b) 100.
(c) 250.
(d) 300.

2. What does Matthiessen's group have to cross on their way up the canyon?
(a) Snake pit.
(b) Treacherous ice.
(c) Moat.
(d) Swamp.

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

4. What makes Matthiessen's group believe that they can finally continue their journey again?
(a) The arrival of peace.
(b) The sun coming out.
(c) The arrival of ponies.
(d) The arrival of food.

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

6. What is Matthiessen carrying that is very heavy?
(a) 40 pounds of firewood.
(b) 80 pounds of books.
(c) 50 pounds of rubber.
(d) 60 pounds of lentils.

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

8. What did Matthiessen's wife die of?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

9. Whose departure causes Schaller to have an angry outburst?
(a) The porters.
(b) The man with the ponies.
(c) The nomads.
(d) The sherpas.

10. Tukten and a porter leave Matthiessen's group to get _________________.
(a) Bread and vitamins.
(b) Water and fruit.
(c) Sugar and rice.
(d) Meat and potatoes.

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

12. What or who chases after Matthiessen, forcing him to defend himself with a stick?
(a) A sherpa.
(b) A porter.
(c) A group of nomadic Nepalese.
(d) A brindle mastiff.

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

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

15. What animal could possibly leave behind a sign similar to that of a snow leopard?
(a) A large mountain fox.
(b) A goat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the citizens of the mountainous Southeast Asian country mentioned in "The Snow Leopard" burn for fuel that leaves the soil malnourished?

2. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?

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

4. For what reason will Schaller and Matthiessen be unable to get new porters to replace those that have left?

5. Who has demeaned himself by accepting the opportunity of traveling in the Himalayas with Matthiessen and Schaller?

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