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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. Afraid the two strangers David-Neel ran off might return with support, she and Yongden quickly packed up and fled and were fortunate to find a group of what with which they could safely travel?
(a) Philings.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Ponpos.

2. The day after they got water, David-Neel and Yongden hiked toward their mountain pass top but were stunned to see a huge what ahead?
(a) Jagged ridge.
(b) Expanse of snow.
(c) River gorge.
(d) Placid lake.

3. 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) Gompchen.
(b) Philing.
(c) Nagspa.
(d) Ponpo.

4. 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) Religious figures.
(b) Robbers.
(c) Officials.
(d) Suspicious locals.

5. How were the large drums played in the final procession the author described?
(a) One was carried on a man's back as another beat it from behind.
(b) One was pulled in a ceremonial cart as a man
(c) Two were tied on either side of a camel as a man riding beat them.
(d) Two were tied on either side of an elephant as a man riding beat them.

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. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?

3. David-Neel and Yongden agreed to trade what in exchange for cheese the stranger who spied their open packs had?

4. What title did the strange lama who came up to the pair's fire address David-Neel by?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did David-Neel note about the maps of Tibet that she carried?

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

3. In Chapter IV, how did David-Neel describe a river that she and Yongden had to cross, but had missed a bridge over it earlier?

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

5. How did David-Neel describe what the Tibetans had lost in their separation from China?

6. What appeal did Yongden make to David-Neel when she reached the candlelit cave after she unsuccessfully sought aid for him?

7. As she was unable to return before dark, how did David-Neel find the cave Yongden had remained in after is injury?

8. How did their encounter go with the first individuals David-Neel and Yongden came upon after they crossed the pass and Yongden had sustained his injury?

9. How did David-Neel describe Lhasa?

10. How did David-Neel describe the manner in which Asians approached respecting others who slept?

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