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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matthiessen discover about the room he stays in while he waits for his departing flight out of Nepal?
(a) It has a sauna.
(b) It has no heat or hot water.
(c) It has no bed.
(d) It is very big.

2. What airline that Matthiessen is traveling on is on strike?
(a) British Airways.
(b) Singapore Airlines.
(c) Lufthansa.
(d) Air India.

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

4. Who loses alacrity and becomes clumsy while Matthiessen gets lighter on his feet?
(a) Gyaltsen.
(b) Schaller.
(c) Dawa.
(d) Tukten.

5. What does Matthiessen eat in the village he stops in with two other men?
(a) Dried mushrooms.
(b) Goat stew.
(c) French fries.
(d) Hallucinogenic drugs.

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

7. _________________ discuss the existence of the yeti they sit around a campfire in Part 4.
(a) Deborah, Tukten, Murwa, and Jang-bu.
(b) Schaller, Tukten, Matthiessen, and Deborah.
(c) Tukten, Matthiessen, Jang-bu, and Dawa.
(d) Matthiessen, Tukten, Gyaltsen, and Schaller.

8. What does Matthiessen think has made the long journey through the mountains worthwhile?
(a) Coming to Shey.
(b) Hanging out with Schaller.
(c) Losing weight.
(d) Meeting Tukten.

9. Who is feeling better and able to travel again now that Tukten carries his load?
(a) Gyalsten.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Schaller.
(d) Matthiessen.

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

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

12. Why is the inspection by the police done so quickly in Jumla?
(a) Matthiessen bribed them.
(b) They are in a hurry.
(c) Tukten bribed them.
(d) The policemen are friends with Tukten.

13. Where does Matthiessen keep his letters?
(a) Stainless steel container.
(b) Notebook.
(c) Rucksack.
(d) Canister.

14. Matthiessen describes seeing a rare blue sheep called ____________.
(a) Cappellato.
(b) Meridian.
(c) Herzig.
(d) Caprini.

15. Where is Matthiessen when he begins to think about ending the journey?
(a) Monastery.
(b) Dang Pass.
(c) Khyber Pass.
(d) Kang Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter tell Matthiessen about Schaller's travel experiences?

2. As they make their descent, what story does Matthiessen hear from the locals?

3. Blue sheep rams are ________________.

4. Who are the people living in Shey?

5. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?

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