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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. How many children does Matthiessen have?
2. What tests the patience of Matthiessen's group again and again?
3. Who/what is Matthiessen's group afraid of meeting when they take a new path to the north up the Kali Gandaki?
4. Who in Matthiessen's group has hallucinogenic dreams?
5. Whom does Matthiessen think about the whole time that he is traveling?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Matthiessen after he walks for 10 hours on the first day of their trek?
2. What do Matthiessen and the party see as they hike up the mountain in high spirits that reminds them of their mortality?
3. What makes Schaller furious because he is afraid of being stranded?
4. What does Matthiessen notice in the Jaljala Ridge?
5. 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?
6. When Matthiessen and Schaller arrive in Pokhara, whom do they meet?
7. What are the two conditions that affect the group because of the heavy weather as they hike up the canyon?
8. What makes the journey through Kali Gandaki especially difficult?
9. While Matthiessen sits outside the stone hut and relaxes in the sun, what does Schaller do?
10. Why does Matthiessen exhibit some reservation about traveling with Schaller at the beginning of the trip?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Peter Matthiessen points out the resilience in the crippled child who is still hopeful as she makes her way up the mountain side in the beginning of the journey. How does this child's behavior contrast severely with the attitude of many sherpas and porters who leave the group? What is the character trait expressed in the child that is inspiring and deeply moving? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Who or what is the yeti? Describe the yeti as mentioned in "The Snow Leopard". Explain the significance of the yeti to the Nepalese people in your own words.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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