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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. What does a sherpa announce that makes Schaller happy while Matthiessen's group stops and cooks along the way?
(a) The sight of a bharal.
(b) The arrival of the snow leopard.
(c) The arrival of the lama.
(d) The end of the journey.

2. Tukten and a porter leave Matthiessen's group to get _________________.
(a) Bread and vitamins.
(b) Meat and potatoes.
(c) Sugar and rice.
(d) Water and fruit.

3. The path that Matthiessen found could have saved the group time because it was only _____________ versus the two-day trip that they had.
(a) Seven hours' travel.
(b) Two hours' travel.
(c) Five hours' travel.
(d) Eight hours' travel.

4. What does Matthiessen struggle with when he reaches 17,000 feet?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Altitude.

5. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?
(a) Electronic devices.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Extra clothing.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Matthiessen and Schaller feel is against them as they journey forward?

2. A snow leopard weighs about _____________ pounds.

3. When a scientist asks Matthiessen why he is on the trip, what does he say?

4. What does Matthiessen find that Schaller thinks is a sign of the snow leopard?

5. Where do Matthiessen and Schaller wait for the group of sherpas when Schaller takes a telescope and decides to go look for blue sheep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Matthiessen and Schaller arrive in Pokhara, whom do they meet?

3. What creature is Matthiessen interested in possibly seeing in the Himalayas that he discussed previously with a young biologist?

4. While Matthiessen sits outside the stone hut and relaxes in the sun, what does Schaller do?

5. When the sherpas lag behind Matthiessen and Schaller, what does Schaller fear that he will miss?

6. Why does Matthiessen exhibit some reservation about traveling with Schaller at the beginning of the trip?

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

8. What do Matthiessen and Schaller pass as they trudge up along the footpath in the mountains at the beginning of their journey?

9. When did Matthiessen meet his wife and how does he feel about that experience while writing the novel?

10. Whom does Matthiessen think about when the sherpa fetches him and Schaller wine to drink in the old cow shed?

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