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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. David-Neel and the other passenger hung suspended over the gorge until one of the ferrymen did what?
(a) Climbed on the suspension line and reattached the towline.
(b) Slid by a loop on the suspension line and reattached the towline.
(c) Held on the towline, cast them the other end, and it wasreattached.
(d) Hung from the suspension line to swing it so they would slide in.

2. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?
(a) She put out her tongue as far as she could extend it.
(b) She put her hand on the official's head and wished him prosperity.
(c) She knelt on both knees and touched her face to the ground.
(d) She put her arms in the air and chanted a traditional prayer.

3. To what location was David-Neel sent on an expedition in 1910?
(a) South America.
(b) Northern Africa.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) Asia.

4. David-Neel met a well-dressed man from the other direction one day so she moved to one side as a peasant, but what was his response?
(a) He removed his cap and sword and waved.
(b) He removed his gun and sword and saluted.
(c) He got off his horse and saluted.
(d) He removed his cap and gun and bowed.

5. What did the wealthy woman traveling by horse and with several servants question David-Neel and Yongden about?
(a) Whether they were Gompchen.
(b) Whether they were Dokpas.
(c) Whether they were Philings.
(d) Whether they were Ladki.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David-Neel and Yongden returned to their path where they had first seen the unexpected village, what did they discover?

2. The morning after David-Neel's encounter with a well-dressed man, she lost and frantically looked for what before she found it?

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

4. David-Neel became a university professor in what country?

5. What pass did David-Neel and Yongden initially travel toward with two Chinese men hired to help carry their loads?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were David-Neel and Yongden advised by a local man to go to the Pedo monastery?

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

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

4. Why was it in Chapter III, Yongden became quite anxious after he spoke with some pilgrims and then rejoined David-Neel on their journey?

5. As David-Neel and Yongden approached the Pedo monastery, what transpired?

6. 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?

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

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

9. Why was it David-Neel was not altogether unfamiliar with Tibet when she went on a research expedition to the East in 1910?

10. When David-Neel and Yongden reached the Tondo-la Pass, why did they pitch their tent for the first time since leaving Yunnan?

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