Available Answers

1. 1.

   When did the author find his luggage particularly heavy?
2. 2.

   How did the rains impact the lives of the people residing near the river?
3. 3.

   Why do you think the waterfalls will disappear when the monsoon passes?
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The author describes his trip from Nilamu to _________________.
   2. The valley the author describes was surrounded on _________________ sides by tall _________________.
   3. The river the author mentions is the _________________.
   4. The waterfalls are seen only in the _________________ season.
   5. The author refers to _________________ as the universal element.
5. 5.

   How had Nilamu been cut off from Zhangmu?
6. 6.

   How did the author get the courage to cross the makeshift bridge?