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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. Which two groups does Schaller have news of that are fighting at this time in the region?
2. Where does Schaller reach in mid-December?
3. Blue sheep rams are ________________.
4. What does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?
5. Where does Matthiessen's group stop that is just below the Kang Pass?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the animal that Matthiessen and Schaller think that they have found outside the monastery?
2. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?
3. After Matthiessen and Schaller part ways, where and with whom does Matthiessen travel next?
4. What does Schaller discover when he returns to Kathmandu that prevents travel in the Land of Dolpo?
5. What does Schaller wonder about the juvenile sheep that he sees 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. What kind of sleeping arrangements can Matthiessen, Schaller, and the rest of their group find at the monastery?
8. When Matthiessen reaches Shey, what does he notice?
9. As the group hikes around Crystal Mountain, what is the change that happens to Matthiessen and Schaller?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In a simile, the author might compare an individual to an animal. Matthiessen compares Tukten the sherpa to the snow leopard. Why do you think he does this? Is this comparison convincing? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Along their journey, Matthiessen, Schaller, the sherpas, and porters all exhibit signs of fatigue ranging from bloody feet to altitude sickness and snow blindness. How does the elevation of the mountains affect them? Describe the symptoms of altitude sickness. What does the topography of the mountains demand from them physically?
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