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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. When Matthiessen feels homesick, what does he think about?
2. Who are the people living in Shey?
3. What surprising discovery does Matthiessen have in the village where he was supposed to meet Tukten?
4. What does Matthiessen feel that his body needs to readjust to?
5. 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 _________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Who gets sick along the last leg of the journey and requires immediate treatment?
2. What does Matthiessen say about Shey and its reclusive inhabitants?
3. When Matthiessen thinks about the letters in his rucksack, he grows restless. What does he start to imagine?
4. What are the conditions Matthiessen faces when he arrives in Kathmandu for the second time at the end of the book?
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 do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?
7. What is the animal that Matthiessen and Schaller think that they have found outside the monastery?
8. What does Matthiessen share from the letters he receives from Schaller dated December 8th and 9th in the last part of the book?
9. What is the rare event concerning the bharal that Schaller is delighted to see outside the monastery?
10. What does Schaller discover when he returns to Kathmandu that prevents travel in the Land of Dolpo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Tensions between certain individuals offer insight into unfolding dramatic events. Tukten and Gyalsten interact with each other and have a volatile relationship. How does this affect the rest of the climbing party? Does their conflict increase or decrease morale in the group as a whole? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
The author reiterates the theme of loss in "The Snow Leopard". Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Cite an example to support your answer.
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