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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far do the men travel across the Himalayas in "The Snow Leopard"?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 250 miles.
(d) 1000 miles.

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Tukten say that the snow leopard lives?
(a) Shey.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Dolpo side of the mountain.
(d) Nepal.

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

8. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discuss at length?
(a) Death.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Sex.
(d) Religion.

9. What is a precious commodity in this mountainous Southeast Asian country that people use for fuel?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Petroleum.
(c) Water.
(d) Solar energy.

10. What two topics do Matthiessen and Schaller talk about in conflict with each other?
(a) Poetry and art.
(b) Philosophy and law.
(c) Religion and science.
(d) Accounting and physics.

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

12. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?
(a) Scent.
(b) Fur.
(c) A footprint.
(d) Urine.

13. What two conditions make some of the sherpas and porters turn back and return home?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Snow blindness and bloody feet.
(c) Hunger and exhaustion.
(d) Cold and thirst.

14. What do the citizens of the mountainous Southeast Asian country mentioned in "The Snow Leopard" burn for fuel that leaves the soil malnourished?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Their compost.
(c) Livestock dung.
(d) The surface vegetation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Matthiessen's group has hallucinogenic dreams?

2. What does Schaller leave behind for Matthiessen?

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

4. Who has blood in his shoes?

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

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