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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Blue sheep rams are ________________.
(a) Very curious about humans.
(b) Vicious.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Ignominious.

2. As ____________, Tukten receives a bonus from Matthiessen.
(a) Porter.
(b) A friendly gesture.
(c) Head sherpa.
(d) Leader.

3. What surprises Matthiessen when he arrives with Tukten in the village to catch the plane?
(a) How much food the villagers eat.
(b) How advanced the village is.
(c) How many friends Tukten has.
(d) How empty the village is.

4. From whom does Matthiessen receive letters that he describes in Part 4?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Alex.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Schaller.

5. Which two men are strangely connected even after they part in Part 4?
(a) Schaller and the lama.
(b) Matthiessen and Tukten.
(c) Matthiessen and Schaller.
(d) Gyalsten and Jang-bu.

6. Who is mysterious and cannot be found in the village that Matthiessen wanders through at the end of Part 4?
(a) Jang-bu.
(b) Tukten.
(c) Schaller.
(d) Dawa.

7. What does Schaller find near the canyon entrance that gives him hope?
(a) A trail.
(b) Droppings.
(c) A nest.
(d) Paw prints of a snow leopard.

8. What is the strange statement that Tukten makes around the campfire?
(a) That the fox is really a leopard.
(b) That he will fight off the yeti.
(c) That the yeti is half human.
(d) That the yeti is Buddhist.

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

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

11. Matthiessen makes plans to meet Tukten in four days at his ___________ place in a nearby village.
(a) Grandfather's.
(b) Daughter's.
(c) Uncle's.
(d) Aunt's.

12. What sabotaging act does the porter do that prevents progress during Schaller's climbing trip?
(a) He destroys their food.
(b) He runs away with all their money.
(c) He destroys their fuel supplies.
(d) He injures himself on purpose.

13. Who finds an unlocked building on Crystal Mountain where Matthiessen's group can all sleep?
(a) Schaller.
(b) Matthiessen.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Jang-bu.

14. Who is Matthiessen traveling with when he looks for Tukten?
(a) Jang-bu.
(b) Kang.
(c) No one.
(d) Schaller.

15. As Matthiessen's group reaches a village, what effects does Matthiessen begin to feel?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) Altitude sickness.
(c) Motion sickness.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?

2. Where is Matthiessen when he begins to think about ending the journey?

3. What does Matthiessen discover about the room he stays in while he waits for his departing flight out of Nepal?

4. Where does Schaller reach in mid-December?

5. While Matthiessen and Schaller remain at the monastery, ___________________ goes to the village for mail and supplies.

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