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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 surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?
(a) That no one has heard of a sherpa called Tukten.
(b) That Tukten and Schaller are spies.
(c) That Tukten lives in London.
(d) That Tukten is a monk.

2. While Matthiessen and Schaller remain at the monastery, ___________________ goes to the village for mail and supplies.
(a) Dawa and Jang-bu.
(b) Sherpas and porters.
(c) Tukten and Gyaltsen.
(d) Nepalese nomads and Tibetan lamas.

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

4. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) London.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Sikkim.

5. Where does Schaller reach in mid-December?
(a) Pokhara.
(b) England.
(c) Kathmandu.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two men are strangely connected even after they part in Part 4?

2. When Schaller returns from his night of tracking the snow leopard, what does he point out the next day?

3. Matthiessen describes the ____________ monastery that is part of the Kagyu sect.

4. What gift does Matthiessen fail to bring in his meeting?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Matthiessen share from the letters he receives from Schaller dated December 8th and 9th in the last part of the book?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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