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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 does Matthiessen notice about Tukten when he looks at him?

2. Matthiessen slips on ____________.

3. What indicates the presence of Japanese mountain climbers at their resting place?

4. Where will the plane take Matthiessen in Chapter 4?

5. What animals by the monastery do Matthiessen and Schaller first think are snow leopards, which turn out to be something else?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the uncomfortable discovery that Matthiessen makes during his descent down the mountain range from Murwa?

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

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

5. What do Matthiessen, Tukten, and Dawa discuss around the campfire and what does Tukten say?

6. Who do Matthiessen, Dawa, and Tukten find that can help them in Murwa?

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

8. What makes it easier for Dawa to travel after they leave Murwa?

9. What is the rare event concerning the bharal that Schaller is delighted to see outside the monastery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter Matthiessen travels extensively and has had many hallucinogenic experiences. On this trip, he does not take any drugs but still experiences hallucinations in dreams leaving a feeling that does not disappear upon his waking. What could this be caused by? What is the internal transformation that is occurring to Matthiessen on his journey with Schaller?

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

Who is the yeti? What does this individual look like? Where does he or she live? How does Matthiessen describe this creature? What does he know about this creature from the local villagers that he meets in Nepal? What does the young biologist tell him about the yeti? What does Tukten tell Matthiessen about the yeti? Describe.

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