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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?
(a) Extra clothing.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Books.
(d) Electronic devices.

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

3. What country has the worst erosion in the world?
(a) Nepal.
(b) China.
(c) Tibet.
(d) India.

4. 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) Eagles.
(c) Mountain goats.
(d) Tigers.

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

6. Where does Matthiessen's group climb towards and finally reach snow at 12,400 feet?
(a) Mt. Everest.
(b) The Pyrenees.
(c) The White Mountains.
(d) Andes.

7. What was supposed to be finished by the first week of October but does not stop and causes delays in the journey?
(a) Food shortages.
(b) Monsoon rain.
(c) Grueling heat.
(d) Fuel shortages.

8. What medical emergency does Schaller fear could stop their journey?
(a) A case of dysentery.
(b) A ruptured appendix.
(c) A fractured limb.
(d) A heart attack.

9. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?
(a) A cave.
(b) A boat.
(c) An old cow shed.
(d) A farm.

10. What does Schaller leave behind for Matthiessen?
(a) A book.
(b) A note.
(c) A photograph.
(d) An apple.

11. The path that Matthiessen found could have saved the group time because it was only _____________ versus the two-day trip that they had.
(a) Seven hours' travel.
(b) Two hours' travel.
(c) Eight hours' travel.
(d) Five hours' travel.

12. What is important for Matthiessen's group to do once they pass 12,000 feet in elevation?
(a) Travel quickly.
(b) Drink water.
(c) Acclimate to the lack of oxygen.
(d) Stay together.

13. What does a Tibetan say is treacherous and filled with snow?
(a) Jang Pass.
(b) Black Canyon.
(c) Khyber Pass.
(d) Shey.

14. Where does Matthiessen's group have to stop to be checked by government officials?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Serengeti.
(c) Bora Bora.
(d) Dunahi.

15. Who has blood in his shoes?
(a) Matthiessen.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Schaller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal could possibly leave behind a sign similar to that of a snow leopard?

2. Where does Matthiessen need to be by Thanksgiving?

3. What is the date of Matthiessen's last entry in Part 2?

4. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?

5. What do the sherpas do that reminds Matthiessen of being in New York with Deborah?

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