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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. 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?

2. Whom did David-Neel identify as having carried a concealed revolver on the journey to Lhasa?

3. In Chapter III, David-Neel and Yongden moved along their journey, at times briefly having dropped their beggar disguises and doing what?

4. What sort of spiritual leader of Tibet did David-Neel describe the Dalai Lama as?

5. What excuse did Yongden give why David-Neel did not eat or speak when they came upon the group that passed earlier later at lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did David-Neel immediately describe at the opening of Chapter II?

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

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

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

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

7. What was one concern David-Neel noted near the start of Chapter I that would follow her and Yongden during much of their journey, especially the initial half?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Access to Tibet was prohibited to foreigners at the time of David-Neel's journey to Lhasa. As the author was a Frenchwoman and not Tibetan, she approached this ban in a variety of ways in order to evade deportation. Evaluate the techniques that she employed throughout this trip and their comparative effectiveness.

Essay Topic 2

Assess what David-Neel witnessed the week that led up to the "Tibetan scapegoat" being sent off. Address what the role of the Lus kong kyi gyalpo was. How was the volunteer selected for the position? How did he exercise his responsibility?

Essay Topic 3

Early in Chapter I, David-Neel related how a number of hindering difficulties arose that added to each step as the pair approached their journey into Tibet. Examine these problems and how the author responded to them. Was she cautious in the decisions she made in each of these situations?

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