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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. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?
(a) Twelve hours a day.
(b) Eighteen weeks.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Five days.

2. What does the letter tell Matthiessen about Schaller's travel experiences?
(a) Schaller is imprisoned by the Chinese police.
(b) Schaller died.
(c) Schaller has disappeared.
(d) There was a blizzard and the porters abandoned Schaller.

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

4. What rare event is Schaller happy to witness outside the monastery?
(a) The mating ritual among foxes.
(b) The fight to the death among blue sheep.
(c) The rutting of the blue sheep.
(d) The chase for food by timber wolves.

5. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?
(a) His children in college.
(b) Being clean and comfortable.
(c) His home.
(d) His wife Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area is closed to foreigners as a result of the fighting occurring in Nepal?

2. Who finds an unlocked building on Crystal Mountain where Matthiessen's group can all sleep?

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

4. Who are the people living in Shey?

5. What does Schaller find near the canyon entrance that gives him hope?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the sherpas say that there is another trail east of the Shey Pass but the group does not have a permit, what does Schaller suggest?

2. What is the uncomfortable discovery that Matthiessen makes during his descent down the mountain range from Murwa?

3. What are the conditions Matthiessen faces when he arrives in Kathmandu for the second time at the end of the book?

4. When Jang-bu and another sherpa go in search of firewood, where do Matthiessen and Schaller wander and what do they find?

5. What does Matthiessen say about Shey and its reclusive inhabitants?

6. When Matthiessen goes to the Kathmandu Valley to meet Tukten, what does he find and what does he do?

7. What makes it easier for Dawa to travel after they leave Murwa?

8. When Matthiessen thinks about the letters in his rucksack, he grows restless. What does he start to imagine?

9. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa do when they arrive in Jumla?

10. Who gets sick along the last leg of the journey and requires immediate treatment?

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