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

2. David-Neel and Yongden hiked in descent from the marker they found until what time when they located a flat place to camp at?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 12 a.m.

3. The route through the Po region that was not on a map crossed how many mountain passes?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. David-Neel and Yongden looked for a place to camp and saw a patch of yellow near their water source that turned out to be what?
(a) A thatched shed.
(b) A pile of hay.
(c) A patch of flowers.
(d) A thatched cottage.

5. At the village where the pair replenished their provisions following their encounter with the strange lama, what did Yongden replace?
(a) His medicinal healing bracelet.
(b) His ragged clothing.
(c) His lama cap.
(d) His prayer flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel wore a head cover as she entered the Lhasa palace, but who scolded her to remove it as hats were not to be worn inside?

2. What were the living arrangements in the small home where David-Neel rented a room while in Lhasa?

3. What was Yongden's reaction when David-Neel reluctantly removed the cap she wore to cover her brown hair?

4. 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?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did David-Neel describe a typical bridge found in remote regions of Tibet?

2. On the day David-Neel and Yongden left the earthen cave and Yongden stumbled on his improvised crutch past dark, how did they make their way into the structures David-Neel came upon by following a fence in the deep snow?

3. How was it David-Neel initially described the palace in Lhasa?

4. Given her hesitance due to its possible origin, how did David-Neel accept a piece of bread offered to her at the start of Chapter VI?

5. How did David-Neel depict the manner in which she and Yongden crossed the last river that separated them from Lhasa?

6. Why was it a cowman and his wife sought Yongden to perform rites for their dead son?

7. Why did David-Neel describe it as "a happy inspiration" when she chose the start of the year for her stay in Lhasa?

8. How did David-Neel describe Lhasa?

9. Why was it David-Neel went to the rescue of a dog?

10. What trap did David-Neel and Yongden set for their safety against potential robbers in a hut one night?

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