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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel was alarmed when a villager who stopped to share food noticed her pale hands and remarked they were like what?
(a) A white flower.
(b) A philing's.
(c) The moon.
(d) Fresh snow.

2. At what village were David-Neel and Yongden able to replenish their provisions after their encounter with the strange lama?
(a) Temo.
(b) Toiba.
(c) Tobgyai.
(d) Toingu.

3. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?
(a) An unused temple away from the path and village.
(b) A barn with a comfortable hayloft and a nearby pond.
(c) An abandoned shed in a distant field from a small village.
(d) A comfortable cave near a stream by a temple.

4. The day after David-Neel and Yongden camped following their descent from the ridge marker, how did the terrain affect their trek?
(a) It was neither hard nor sandy, but its slope slowed them.
(b) It was sandy, and its slope greatly hindered them.
(c) It was rocky, and its slope greatly impeded them.
(d) It was neither hard nor sandy, and its slope aided them.

5. The armed robbers returned the money and begged David-Neel not to curse them anymore out of fear when Yongden told them she was a what?
(a) Nagspa.
(b) Philing.
(c) Ponpo.
(d) Gompchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attitude did Yongden display after "curing" the pilgrim's legs and after he was sought in the next village to predict fortunes and other tricks?

2. As one of the two strangers bartered for items belonging to David-Neel and Yongden, the man kept looking back to the path as if he expected others to help rob them, so David-Neel did what?

3. With a flat place to camp below the ridge marker and the range, why did David-Neel and Yonggden find it essential to build a fire?

4. At the start of Chapter II, David-Neel and Yongden traveled in more densely inhabited areas and through several villages at what time?

5. The strange lama apparently recalled David-Neel from a previous time in Tibet, but as she did not recognize him she calmly conversed with him how long and was confident he would not report her?

(see the answer key)

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