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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Matthiessen's group carries their packs instead of just _______________.
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Water bottles.
(c) Rucksacks.
(d) GPS units.

2. Where does Matthiessen's group meet sherpas and porters to take them to the mountains?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Pokhara.
(c) Shey.
(d) Black Canyon.

3. What country has the worst erosion in the world?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Nepal.

4. The porters carry ___________, which makes them unhappy.
(a) Merchandise.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Goats.
(d) Heavy loads.

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller feel is against them as they journey forward?
(a) The weather.
(b) Sherpas.
(c) Government.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?

2. What tests the patience of Matthiessen's group again and again?

3. Who is almost two hours behind Matthiessen and Schaller trekking through the mountains?

4. How old was his youngest child when this book was written?

5. What keeps delaying the trip for Matthiessen's group that cannot be prevented?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Matthiessen so affected by the rain and bad weather after they pass through the canyon?

2. What are the two conditions that affect the group because of the heavy weather as they hike up the canyon?

3. Why is the journey initially very peaceful when Matthiessen and Schaller leave Pokhara?

4. What is one of the rarest of cats, where does it live, and why is it considered rare?

5. What do the sherpas do that reminds Matthiessen of being in New York with Deborah?

6. What does a sherpa point out to Schaller while they take a break on the mountainside that makes Schaller happy?

7. When they are hiking, what disgusts Schaller but he is powerless to prevent from happening?

8. What are the final arrangements that Matthiessen and Schaller make before they can start their trip?

9. What do Matthiessen and the party see as they hike up the mountain in high spirits that reminds them of their mortality?

10. What change of plans makes Matthiessen and Schaller feel liberated but also makes the trek more difficult after the sherpas leave?

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