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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What area is closed to foreigners as a result of the fighting occurring in Nepal?
(a) Kang Pass.
(b) Black Canyon.
(c) Shey.
(d) Land of Dolpo.

2. In the letter, what does Schaller encounter unexpectedly as he comes out of a canyon with his group?
(a) A marmot.
(b) A fox.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A snow leopard.

3. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?
(a) Dawa.
(b) Gyalsten.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Matthiessen.

4. Who are the people living in Shey?
(a) Indians.
(b) Tibetans.
(c) Russians.
(d) Mongolians.

5. What animal tracks do Schaller and Matthiessen find near the monastery?
(a) Wild wolves.
(b) Arctic fox.
(c) Marmot.
(d) Yeti.

6. Where does Matthiessen's group stop that is just below the Kang Pass?
(a) Black Pond Camp.
(b) Black Canyon.
(c) Pokhara.
(d) Kathmandu.

7. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?
(a) Being clean and comfortable.
(b) His children in college.
(c) His home.
(d) His wife Deborah.

8. What makes both Matthiessen and Schaller stoop over?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A priest.
(c) Low ceiling.
(d) A broken door.

9. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?
(a) Droppings of an animal.
(b) Fur.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Bones.

10. What does the letter tell Matthiessen about Schaller's travel experiences?
(a) Schaller is imprisoned by the Chinese police.
(b) There was a blizzard and the porters abandoned Schaller.
(c) Schaller died.
(d) Schaller has disappeared.

11. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?
(a) That it is the source of avalanches in the area.
(b) That it has a secret hiding place.
(c) That he loves it.
(d) That it is the home of the snow leopard.

12. Whom do Matthiessen and Jang-bu go to meet in Shey?
(a) The king of Bhutan.
(b) The lama of Shey.
(c) The priest of Tibet.
(d) The leader of the sherpas.

13. What indicates the presence of Japanese mountain climbers at their resting place?
(a) Maps written in kanji.
(b) Their national flag.
(c) Red tents.
(d) Their water bottles with hiragana print.

14. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?
(a) Tukten points his gun at him.
(b) Tukten is always watching him.
(c) Tukten starts laughing.
(d) Tukten looks away.

15. Matthiessen is very surprised to see that _____________cannot catch the blue sheep that they chase.
(a) Timber wolves.
(b) Lions.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Foxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matthiessen feel that his body needs to readjust to?

2. Matthiessen describes the ____________ monastery that is part of the Kagyu sect.

3. What is Schaller worried might happen if he stops now?

4. What surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?

5. Who gets drunk and thinks about going to India with money he has gathered?

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