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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. As Matthiessen and Schaller attempt to cross cliffs over treacherous precipices, Matthiessen has to ____________.
(a) Give up.
(b) Fight for his life.
(c) Crawl on hands and knees.
(d) Lie down and rest.

2. What does Schaller bargain for with locals to help them on their journey through the mountains?
(a) Llamas.
(b) Ponies.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Cows.

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

4. What animal could possibly leave behind a sign similar to that of a snow leopard?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A goat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A large mountain fox.

5. What extra payments do Matthiessen and Schaller have to make because of delays in their trip?
(a) Payment for visa extensions.
(b) Payment for extra porters.
(c) Payment for food.
(d) Payment for government permits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Matthiessen's group take shelter on route to the canyon?

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

3. What does Matthiessen's group suffer from as they travel through the canyon?

4. What did Matthiessen's wife die of?

5. What is so rare and elusive and blends into surroundings that people can easily miss seeing it, according to Schaller?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Matthiessen adjust to the higher elevations once they pass 12,000 feet?

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

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

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

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