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

3. Where does Matthiessen travel and meet Dawa again?
(a) Kang Pass.
(b) Patan.
(c) Land of Dolpo.
(d) Pokhara.

4. Who loses alacrity and becomes clumsy while Matthiessen gets lighter on his feet?
(a) Gyaltsen.
(b) Schaller.
(c) Tukten.
(d) Dawa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Matthiessen's group forced to stay inside the monastery in their tents?

2. Who become sick from dysentery and internal bleeding?

3. What does Matthiessen have to do when he is on a mountainside?

4. Whom do Matthiessen and Jang-bu go to meet in Shey?

5. Where is Matthiessen when he begins to think about ending the journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of sleeping arrangements can Matthiessen, Schaller, and the rest of their group find at the monastery?

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

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

5. What is the rare event concerning the bharal that Schaller is delighted to see outside the monastery?

6. 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?

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

8. When Matthiessen goes to the city of Patan, whom does he see and how does he feel?

9. As the group hikes around Crystal Mountain, what is the change that happens to Matthiessen and Schaller?

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

(see the answer keys)

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