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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lo-Tsen?
(a) a deaf mute Chinese girl
(b) an older Chinese woman lama
(c) the supervisor of the domestic staff
(d) a beautiful Chinese girl who plays the harpsichord

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

3. What happens with Conway and the Chinese girl?
(a) he teaches her to play the Chopin pieces
(b) he goes to her apartment
(c) he stops seeing her
(d) he falls in love with her

4. What was the monk's condition when he reached the valley?
(a) hungry but mobile
(b) near death
(c) healthy but tired
(d) suffering amnesia

5. What happens when they attempt to speak to the pilot?
(a) they learn he cannot speak English
(b) he locks the door to the cockpit
(c) he points a gun at them
(d) he assures them everything is all right

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mallinson think has happened to them?

2. If they cannot have guides out of the mountain, what does Mallinson demand next?

3. How does the plane eventually land?

4. How does the weather change on the climb to get to the lamasery?

5. Who among the group says he will not be missed?

(see the answer key)

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