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

2. 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?

3. Tibetan superstition considered it bad luck to pick up what that has fallen to the ground while on a journey?

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

5. As Chapter II ended, how did David-Neel salute an official after he gave Yongden a coin when she begged for alms?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did David-Neel describe the initial encounter she and Yongden had with others on their trek within Tibet?

2. 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?

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

4. When David-Neel and Yongden came down from the pass called Tong la, what did she learn about the river she found in front of her?

5. What transpired when David-Neel and Yongden were advised by a villager that a local official wanted to see them?

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

7. One morning as she filled her bowl at the river, David-Neel heard Yongden being approached by a peasant who inquired of him what three questions asked at every encounter?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David-Neel and Yongden ran into a number of difficulties as they were not inclined to merely follow main routes in the daytime and risk drawing attention. Identify methods they employed to accomplish this. Address specific instances where the pair encountered problems that hindered their progress undetected and how they approached them.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author explained in the Introduction how her trip to Lhasa came about due to a number of peculiar circumstances. Examine the various factors that resulted in David-Neel's trek into Tibet. How did each factor in?

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