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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. On the day David-Neel met the well-dressed man, they found where to sleep for the night?

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. What ruse did David-Neel use to conceal her crossing with Yongden at the border into Tibet without her two Chinese servants knowing?

4. While David-Neel was a guest of the lama, the instability within Tibet had driven out which nation?

5. Chapter I began as David-Neel and Yongden were about to enter into independent Tibet from which country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As Chapter II ended, David-Neel was inspired to ease the tension in an encounter with an official, and called out for alms as a Tibetan beggar which did what?

4. Why did the locals use the phrase "Vulture's Cemetery" to describe the highest peak in the Kha Karpo range?

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

6. How did David-Neel describe travel in Tibet as she approached the pass called Tong la?

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

8. What did David-Neel note when she and Yongden arrived within the Dainshin province?

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

10. What did David-Neel note about her trek up the mountains on her initial visit in Tibet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The pair adopted different responses to various events they encountered during the day as they approached what they believed would be their nocturnal crossing of the initial pass. Compare their responses. What were the similarities and the differences? How did each react to the others' approach?

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