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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden later met up again with the pilgrims whose member had sore legs, and the pilgrims reported what?

2. One night David-Neel and Yongden slept outside a village to pass through early the next day to avoid attention, but what happened?

3. The morning after Yongden declined, the lama found him again, but this time David-Neel was there and what happened?

4. At the shrine, the ill pilgrim was to be fed well, and his legs were to be rubbed with hot water containing some what that Yongden offered?

5. What was the task of the lama that Yongden met when he went into the village to make evening purchases for David-Neel and himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the gifts David-Neel asked of her parents as she grew up?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why was it David-Neel had never previously entertained the thought of going to Lhasa on her earlier treks into Tibet?

7. What event that David-Neel described as both "comical" and "unpleasant" transpired when she dyed her hair with Chinese ink to complete her disguise?

8. Where had David-Neel traveled in Tibet prior to her journey into Lhasa?

9. How did David-Neel describe she was able to meet the Dalai Lama?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the circumstances surrounding Yongden and David-Neel having stopped for tea in the village of Wabo. What reasons did the author provide for why they "ought never to have conceived of" resting for tea and letting their guard down?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the author and Yongden created "a patch of snow" to conceal their presence when they retired for the night in the outdoors. What transpired when a traveling trader noticed their camouflage and queried of his companion regarding it?

Essay Topic 3

Assess why David-Neel and Yongden planned to arrive in Thana at night, yet she advised they had "arranged it even too well that time" and the subsequent consequences. Evaluate how the pair responded to the situation as it unfolded.

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