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

2. What surprises Matthiessen when he arrives with Tukten in the village to catch the plane?
(a) How advanced the village is.
(b) How empty the village is.
(c) How much food the villagers eat.
(d) How many friends Tukten has.

3. As they make their descent, what story does Matthiessen hear from the locals?
(a) How a herd of cows chased off a snow leopard.
(b) How a snow leopard killed a yak.
(c) How an avalanche cleaned out the city.
(d) How a yeti destroyed their homes.

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

5. What does Matthiessen stow away and plan to read when he gets to Kathmandu?
(a) His book.
(b) His journal.
(c) His mail.
(d) A report from Schaller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is feeling better and able to travel again now that Tukten carries his load?

2. What does Matthiessen discover about Crystal Mountain?

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

4. Due to snowdrifts, the sherpas warn against traveling on their planned route but Matthiessen's group cannot go on the new trail because they lack _________________.

5. _________________ discuss the existence of the yeti they sit around a campfire in Part 4.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Matthiessen reaches Shey, what does he notice?

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

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

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

6. What is the story that the locals tell Matthiessen on his descent down the mountains after the group leaves Murwa?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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