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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the plane lands to refuel, what do the passengers see out the window?
(a) only runway lights
(b) a desolate frontier
(c) gasoline trucks
(d) black figures moving about

2. What does the High Lama want to know about Conway?
(a) if he can write Chinese
(b) if he is married with children
(c) if he can keep secrets
(d) if he can speak French

3. What do Green, Rutherford, and Tertius have in common?
(a) they are British agents
(b) they are all traveling to Baskul
(c) they are all novelists
(d) they are old school chums

4. What is surprising about the facilities at Shangri-La?
(a) it sways with the winds
(b) it glows in the dark
(c) it has modern tiles and fixtures
(d) it stays warm without fire

5. What does the High Lama say about Conway's condition after he stays there for several decades?
(a) he will never get sick
(b) he will age more rapidly
(c) he will never climb a mountain
(d) he will still look like he is 40 years old

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chang say they can employ to lead them out of Shangri-La?

2. As the survivors head out to find the lamasery, what do they see?

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

4. Why are the British evacuating white residents from Baskul to Peshawar?

5. What happens on the ship after Conway becomes depressed?

(see the answer key)

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