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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mentioned in the book is highly contagious and needs immediate treatment to prevent the spread of this affliction?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Dengue fever.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Typhoid fever.

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

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

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

6. Why did Schaller have to go alone in search of the snow leopard?
(a) Because the snow leopard is so aware of its surroundings.
(b) Because he is the only one awake at night.
(c) Because he fought with Matthiessen.
(d) Because the sherpas are tired.

7. Where can the sick man finally rest?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Murwa.
(c) Shey.
(d) Pokhara.

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

9. Matthiessen slips on ____________.
(a) A cliff.
(b) A precipice.
(c) A ledge.
(d) A canyon.

10. In Part 4, which two individuals parts company in Nepal?
(a) Dawa and Tukten.
(b) Deborah and Alex.
(c) Jang-bu and the Lama.
(d) Matthiessen and Schaller.

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

12. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?
(a) Take photographs.
(b) Pay close attention.
(c) Recharge his cell phone with a solar battery.
(d) Write in his journal.

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

14. What does Schaller feel the snow leopard is doing while they are tracking the animal?
(a) Planning to attack them.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Getting above them.
(d) Watching them.

15. What is Matthiessen worried will happen by the Kang Pass?
(a) Snow.
(b) Death.
(c) Rain.
(d) Fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to snowdrifts, the sherpas warn against traveling on their planned route but Matthiessen's group cannot go on the new trail because they lack _________________.

2. Who is mysterious and cannot be found in the village that Matthiessen wanders through at the end of Part 4?

3. Who is Matthiessen traveling with when he looks for Tukten?

4. What animal tracks do Schaller and Matthiessen find near the monastery?

5. What does Matthiessen do as he wanders the streets of the village looking for Tukten?

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