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Answers
1. The author left Ravu for Mount Kailash in the company of Daniel and Tsetan.
2. Before leaving the place Lhamo gave him a long-sleeved sheepskin coat.
3. The journey would be smooth if there were no snow.
4. As they passed by the hills, they could see the lonely drokbas tending their flocks.
5. As they passed the Tibetan mastiffs would explode into action.
6. They barked furiously and completely fearless. They would chase the car for some distance and would then go back.
7. The turns became sharper and bumpier.
8. The sudden and unexpected fall of snow started blocking their way.
9. By late afternoon, they had reached the small town of Hor.
10. Hor was grim, miserable place. There was no vegetation whatsoever, just dust and rocks.
11. There was the accumulated refuse everywhere. Unlike the past, the place no longer appeared holy.
12. By 10.30 p.m., they reached a guesthouse in Darchen.
13. The author had a very troubled night because of cold.
14. The next day Tsetan took him to the Darchen Medical College.
15. The doctor told him it was just cold and the altitude giving him troubles.
16. He gave him some medicine and that night he was able to sleep well.
17. Tsetan left the author in Darchen and went away.
18. Like Hor Darchen was dusty and heaps of refuse could be seen all around.
19. There were not many shops in Darchen.
20. He felt lonely, as they were not any pilgrims.
21. He had reached there very early in the season.
22. The author wanted to reach Mount Kailash to do kora.
23. He was looking for someone who could speak or understand English.
24. later he met a Tibetan Norbu who too was thee to do kora at Mount Kailash.
25. Both of them decided to climb Mount Kailash.
Characters in the story
Nick Middleton
Nick Middleton is the narrator of the story. He is on a journey to Mount Kailash. He is quite brave, courageous, and daring. He faces many obstacles during his journey.
Lahmo
The author, Nick Middleton had gone to Tibet to do Kora. On the way to Mount Kailash, he had to stay at Ravu with native people; Lhamo was the girl of the family with whom he had stayed for a few days. She developed friendship with the author and as he was to leave Ravu, she gifted the author a drokba, a long-sleeved sheepskin coat that men in Tibet usually wear. Lahmo felt the author did not have enough warm clothes for the severe cold he was to face later on while completing the Kora.
Tsetan
Tsetan was a local Tibetan whose profession was to ferry visitors or tourists to places of interest in Tibet. The narrator, Nick Middleton had hired his cab to travel up to Darchen from Ravu. Tsetan was an expert in driving through the rugged Tibetan terrain and high altitude rough roads. At Drachen also when the author fell ill, Tsetan took him to Darchen medical college. So, Tseatn was really helpful to the author in Tibet.
Daniel
Daniel was the translator whom Nick, Middleton had hired. He helped the narrator to communicate with the local Tibetans. He accompanied the narrator up to the town of Hor. There he parted from him as he was to go to Lahsa. Fortunately he got a ride in truck to Lahsa.
Norbu
The author met Norbu at Darchen. He was a Tibetan who worked at Beijing at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He had also come to do the Kora. Both of them struck friendship and decided to do the Kora together.