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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chang say they can employ to lead them out of Shangri-La?
(a) skiers who occasionally drop by
(b) the porters who bring the regular consignment
(c) some of the servants who want to leave
(d) the people who have not found enlightenment

2. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?
(a) he stowes away on a ship returning to China
(b) he jumps ship and goes into hiding
(c) he joins the crew of a banana boat going south to Fiji
(d) he gets a job on a whaling ship out of Japan

3. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?
(a) a missionary with the L.M.S. or London Missionary Service
(b) a foreign newspaper correspondent
(c) an RAF nurse assigned to India
(d) a secretary to Captain Charles Mallinson

4. Why is Conway unconcerned about when they will arrive in Preshawar?
(a) he doesn't want to go there
(b) he thinks everything is all right
(c) he doesn't have anyone to meet him there
(d) he fears that war has broken out there

5. What has Miss Brinklow heard about the Tibetans?
(a) that they detest any outsiders
(b) that they are odd people
(c) that they seldom speak
(d) that they are very hospitable

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tibetans believe that Miss Brinklow thinks is horrible?

2. After climbing up the mountain, what do they face next?

3. What surprises Conway and the others?

4. Who are the men dressed in sheepskins, fur hats and yak skin boots?

5. Why is Conway the one to write SOS messages on scraps of paper?

(see the answer key)

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