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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did David-Neel and Yongden perceive a village they unexpectedly came upon following the blizzard different from other villages?
(a) It was like a small city with villas, parks, and palaces.
(b) It was like a small city with modern buildings and outlying cottages.
(c) It was like a quasi-industrial setting with small mills and factories.
(d) It was like a small town with outlying farms and cottages.

2. Yongden was continually stopped and asked to perform what type of rituals along their way?
(a) Fortunetelling.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Exorcism.
(d) Funeral.

3. In 1910, David-Neel was sent on a research expedition for which nation?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) England.

4. What was the term David-Neel used to describe the Tibetan prohibition of certain travelers?
(a) "Absurd."
(b) "Disappointing."
(c) "Peculiar."
(d) "Understandable."

5. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?
(a) China.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) Nepal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would David-Neel have faced if her true identity was discovered?

2. Who was the first to approach and then pass David-Neel and Yongden on the trail from behind?

3. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?

4. David-Neel and Yongden feared they might meet someone on the path near this unique village, so they hid in the forest until when?

5. When was it David-Neel initially entered Tibet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did David-Neel describe the scenery of the Nu Valley?

2. One morning as she filled her bowl at the river, David-Neel heard Yongden being approached by a peasant who inquired of him what three questions asked at every encounter?

3. What did David-Neel initially discover when she crossed the pass into Tibet for the first time?

4. What was one concern David-Neel noted near the start of Chapter I that would follow her and Yongden during much of their journey, especially the initial half?

5. What was it Alexandra David-Neel wrote she craved to do as a young child?

6. What frightened David-Neel and Yongden at the opening of Chapter III?

7. What did David-Neel describe as she opened in Chapter I?

8. What transpired when David-Neel and Yongden were advised by a villager that a local official wanted to see them?

9. Toward the end of Chapter I David-Neel and Yongden found a cave one night near the road for shelter from possible snow, and David-Neel arranged for fuel for a fire in what manner?

10. What was Yongden's response when he was approached to perform rites for someone who had died as Chapter I closed?

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