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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. This pageant, described at the end of Chapter VII, was a grand procession that included trumpets, some of which were how many feet long and borne on the shoulders of several men?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

3. How was it David-Neel found the palace on the hill in Lhasa to appear from the exterior beyond enormous?
(a) Artistically painted.
(b) Having many Buddha statues and prayer flags.
(c) Somewhat crude and plain.
(d) Colorfully decorated for the New Year.

4. In the last village David-Neel and Yongden came upon in Chapter V, how did the villagers respond as they passed through?
(a) They begged Yongden to tell fortunes and offer blessings.
(b) They ran to their homes to shut the doors and windows.
(c) They stood there and stared at them out of curiosity.
(d) They stopped them and offered food, a few offered coins.

5. After David-Neel and Yongden slept the rest of the day and night out of the snow, Yongden hurt himself how the next day?
(a) He sprained his knee.
(b) He sprained his toes.
(c) He sprained his ankle.
(d) He broke his hip.

6. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?
(a) Mongolians.
(b) Nepalese.
(c) Bhutanese.
(d) Chinese.

7. Many pilgrims had arrived in Lhasa for the New Year celebrations, so how long was it until David-Neel obtained a place to stay?
(a) Almost immediately on the first day.
(b) The better part of the first day.
(c) Late in the afternoon on the second day.
(d) Well past dark on the second day.

8. Where were David-Neel and Yongden drifting off to sleep as Chapter IV came to an end?
(a) In a camp built near a mountain stream.
(b) In the house of a mountain villager.
(c) In the barn of an abandoned farm.
(d) In the house of a well-off farm family.

9. After their guide left and he and David-Neel hike through the pass, Yongden's chief concerns were snow and what else?
(a) Their dwindling food supply.
(b) Possible bands of thieves.
(c) Being disscovered.
(d) Their dwindling water supply.

10. What were the living arrangements in the small home where David-Neel rented a room while in Lhasa?
(a) The owner lived in two rooms and rented one.
(b) The owner lived in two rooms and rented two.
(c) The owner lived in one room and rented two.
(d) The owner rented all three rooms.

11. David-Neel was delighted to be taken as a native, even when a policeman took what action when she tried to enter an area that was off limits to peasants?
(a) He cited her.
(b) He struck her.
(c) He scolded her.
(d) He ejected her.

12. How did David-Neel refer to the boarding husband whose assisting wife was injured?
(a) "The Commander."
(b) "The Colonel."
(c) "The Sergeant."
(d) "The Captain."

13. David-Neel felt triumphant when they arrived within a few miles of Lhasa, but Yongden was more cautious as he feared they might run into what type of individuals before they reached the capital?
(a) Officials.
(b) Robbers.
(c) Religious figures.
(d) Suspicious locals.

14. 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?
(a) To keep animals away.
(b) To cook.
(c) To see.
(d) To avoid pneumonia.

15. While Yongden's injury was not severe, why were he an David-Neel in a difficult situation beyond her inability to carry him far?
(a) They had no fuel and little food.
(b) He could not walk far and they had no food.
(c) They had little fuel and no food.
(d) They had little fuel and no water.

Short Answer Questions

1. The palace in Lhasa was full of beautifully decorated rooms, mostly the work of skilled artists from what country?

2. David-Neel chose to head toward the mountain road in part because it had never been what?

3. In the latter half of Chapter VI, David-Neel detailed that she learned that which friend had been forced out of his palace and into exile?

4. David-Neel and Yongden had a narrow escape when he was stopped by armed robbers on the path ahead of her when they took how many rupes and began to open his pack?

5. The route through the Po region that was not on a map crossed how many mountain passes?

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