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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. After being delayed in the one village, David-Neel remained at their camp outside another that night, and Yongden went inside to purchase what?

2. What did David-Neel note regarding the spelling of the Tibetan names in her book?

3. Yongden's success at "curing" the pilgrim's legs made him a bit of a what in the next village?

4. How was it David-Neel managed to meet the Dalai Lama?

5. The Dalai Lama was in exile in 1910 for what sort of troubles with a neighboring nation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was it in Chapter III, Yongden became quite anxious after he spoke with some pilgrims and then rejoined David-Neel on their journey?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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. It was only a short distance from Aben to Lhakang-ra, and David-Neel and Yongden did not want to be seen at the latter locale, so what did they do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In the Foreword to My Journey to Lhasa, Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, noted that, "Its great merit is that it conveys the authentic flavor of Tibet as [Alexandra David-Neel] found it, described with affectionate humor." Identify and expound on various examples where this technique was employed by the author.

Essay Topic 3

Elaborate on how David-Neel remedied the situation when Yongden's fire starting kit became wet when he walked through the snow and no longer worked. Describe how the practice of thumo reskiang to generate inner warmth came into play.

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