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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Matthiessen and Schaller discard before starting their climbing journey?
2. When a scientist asks Matthiessen why he is on the trip, what does he say?
3. What difficult obstacles face Matthiessen's group as they cross icy boulders?
4. What does Schaller bargain for with locals to help them on their journey through the mountains?
5. What or who chases after Matthiessen, forcing him to defend himself with a stick?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Matthiessen find on the Nepal side of the mountains that inspires a lot of questions from the group and could mean that they have gotten closer to finding what they came for?
2. When the sherpas lag behind Matthiessen and Schaller, what does Schaller fear that he will miss?
3. What does Matthiessen have hallucinations about that inspire him to pull out his book The Tibetan Book of the Dead?
4. What makes the journey through Kali Gandaki especially difficult?
5. When they are hiking, what disgusts Schaller but he is powerless to prevent from happening?
6. When the young biologist asks Matthiessen why he is on the journey with Schaller, what does he say?
7. When Matthiessen and Schaller arrive in Pokhara, whom do they meet?
8. What are the final arrangements that Matthiessen and Schaller make before they can start their trip?
9. When did Matthiessen meet his wife and how does he feel about that experience while writing the novel?
10. What do Matthiessen and the party see as they hike up the mountain in high spirits that reminds them of their mortality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Schaller is a noted biologist who travels to remote areas. What are some of the animals he studies and searches for in the Himalayas? Why are they important? Discuss their significance.
Essay Topic 2
What is the transformation that occurs to Matthiessen on Crystal Mountain that changes his perspective to some degree? How does he act consequently?
Essay Topic 3
Matthiessen learns about Nepal during the trip and in particular, its environmental problems. Describe what he notices and what its impact in on Nepal's economy as well as the forested habitats. Without conservation, what could happen to these areas? Explain.
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