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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets drunk and thinks about going to India with money he has gathered?
(a) Tukten.
(b) Gyaltsen.
(c) Matthiessen.
(d) Dawa.

2. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?
(a) Five days.
(b) Eighteen weeks.
(c) Twelve hours a day.
(d) Seven hours.

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

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

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

6. What is the name of the place that Matthiessen and Tukten walk to catch a plane?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Shey.
(c) Black Canyon.
(d) Jumla.

7. Who goes in search of firewood while Matthiessen's group stays one more day at the monastery?
(a) Matthiessen and Tukten.
(b) Matthiessen and Schaller.
(c) Jang-bu and a porter.
(d) Schaller and Dawa.

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

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

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

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

12. As they make their descent, what story does Matthiessen hear from the locals?
(a) How a snow leopard killed a yak.
(b) How an avalanche cleaned out the city.
(c) How a yeti destroyed their homes.
(d) How a herd of cows chased off a snow leopard.

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

14. What gift does Matthiessen fail to bring in his meeting?
(a) A ceremonial white scarf.
(b) A flag.
(c) A basket of cooked food.
(d) A gift of chocolate.

15. Who does Matthiessen wait for but only arrives later at nightfall at their temporary campsite in Part 4?
(a) Jang-bu.
(b) Schaller.
(c) The lama.
(d) Tukten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one porter demand from Schaller who is forced to acquiesce because he needs the help in Part 4?

2. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the strange statement that Tukten makes around the campfire?

5. What does Matthiessen stow away and plan to read when he gets to Kathmandu?

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