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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In subsequent meetings, what do Conway and the High Lama discuss?
(a) religion and atheism
(b) war and peace
(c) history and philosophy
(d) people and places

2. What does Conway also learn from the High Lama?
(a) explorers are coming to the valley
(b) the mountain is crumbling
(c) the library is about to expand
(d) no one can leave Shangri-La

3. Why does Conway not get answers to some of his questions?
(a) Chang does not know the answers
(b) Chang pretends he does not hear
(c) Chang does not understand his questions
(d) Chang says he cannot reveal everything

4. Why does Miss Brinklow decide she wants to stay?
(a) to become a female lama
(b) to start a mission
(c) to avoid the war she is sure is coming
(d) to get married and have children

5. How does the High Lama begin his meeting with Conway?
(a) telling the complex story of Shangri-La
(b) quizzing Conway about religion
(c) complaining about the behavior of Mallinson
(d) asking Conway questions about England

6. What is Mallinson unable to do?
(a) get out of the mountain pass alone
(b) carry the gold he has taken
(c) get Barnard to go with him
(d) find his way to Lo-Tsen

7. What does Conway learn from Chang?
(a) that he is only 22 years old
(b) that he will never become a lama
(c) that he spent the first five years as an ordinary man
(d) that he was kidnapped and brought to the lamasery

8. Why does Conway not approach Lo-Tsen about his love for her?
(a) he doesn't think about it
(b) he fears rejection
(c) he wants to worship her afar
(d) he feels there is plenty of time

9. What does Conway believe that makes him want to stay in Shangri-La?
(a) He will age if he tries to leave
(b) They will die trying to leave
(c) He is the true High Lama
(d) There will be another war

10. Of the four in their group, what do all of them except Mallinson decide?
(a) they would like to stay in Shangri-La for awhile
(b) they would like to escape as soon as possible
(c) they will become accustomed to the food
(d) they need to have more conversation among themselves

11. Returning to Conway, what does Mallinson think about doing?
(a) blowing up Shangri-La and killing the High Lama
(b) kidnapping the High Lama
(c) committing suicide
(d) forcing Conway to go with him at gun point

12. What explanation does Mallinson have for Conway's strange talk?
(a) He was seriously damaged by the war
(b) He is afraid of mountain climbing
(c) He is affected by the altitude
(d) He is falling ill from lack of nutrition

13. What does Conway next discover about Mallinson?
(a) He wants to become a lama
(b) He is interested in Lo-Tsen
(c) He has been stealing artifacts
(d) He has deicded he wants to stay

14. What will Conway lose the longer he lives in Shangri-La?
(a) his need for food and water
(b) muscle and the enjoyment of physical appetites
(c) his memory
(d) his desire to leave

15. Why does the High Lama say Conway and his companions were chosen to come here?
(a) to help recruit new people
(b) to add diversity to Shangri-La
(c) to record the history of Shangri-La
(d) to realize their own spirituality

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conway guess about the High Lama?

2. How long is it before Conway sees the High Lama again?

3. What does Mallinson insist about Lo-Tsen?

4. How old was Father Perrault when he settled in the Valley in 1734?

5. When he is with the others, what does Conway pretend?

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