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

2. Who warned Schaller and Matthiessen about the behavior of one of the members of Matthiessen's group?
(a) Dawa.
(b) Jang-bu.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Sherpas.

3. What does one porter demand from Schaller who is forced to acquiesce because he needs the help in Part 4?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His keys.
(c) Pay him in advance.
(d) Carry his backpack.

4. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?
(a) Gyalsten.
(b) Dawa.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Matthiessen.

5. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?
(a) That he loves it.
(b) That it is the home of the snow leopard.
(c) That it has a secret hiding place.
(d) That it is the source of avalanches in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?

2. In the letter, what does Schaller encounter unexpectedly as he comes out of a canyon with his group?

3. What does Schaller find that indicates the presence of a mammal?

4. Who does Matthiessen wait for but only arrives later at nightfall at their temporary campsite in Part 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What event do Matthiessen and Schaller witness outside the monastery that surprises them because they did not expect to see that animal or for it to act in the way that it does?

2. What is the rumor surrounding Tukten when he goes with Gyaltsen to collect the mail and supplies in town?

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

4. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten that makes him stand apart from the other sherpas and the group as a whole?

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

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

7. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?

8. With whom does Matthiessen share a special bond and what about this individual surprises him in Jumla?

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

10. What does Schaller wonder about the juvenile sheep that he sees outside the monastery?

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