2. Despite getting rid of everything that they do not need for the journey, what does Schaller complain is still very heavy?
(a) Packs.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Research boxes.
(d) Climbing equipment.

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

4. What does Matthiessen's group have a good view of as they hike around Crystal Mountain?
(a) Bhutan.
(b) The desert.
(c) Mt. Everest.
(d) The Black Canyon.

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

6. 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 empty the village is.
(d) How many friends Tukten has.

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

8. 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 _________________.
(a) Permits to travel.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Fuel.

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

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

11. How many snow leopards are supposed to be in the area that Schaller is traveling through?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

12. Where does Matthiessen travel and meet Dawa again?
(a) Kang Pass.
(b) Pokhara.
(c) Land of Dolpo.
(d) Patan.

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

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

15. Why does Schaller camp outside the monastery?
(a) In hopes of seeing the snow leopard.
(b) To avoid the smell of the other men.
(c) For his privacy.
(d) To photograph foxes.