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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 stopped in what village where she described the political situation for the people of the region?
2. The strange lama apparently recalled David-Neel from a previous time in Tibet, but as she did not recognize him she calmly conversed with him how long and was confident he would not report her?
3. David-Neel and Yongden looked for a place to camp and saw a patch of yellow near their water source that turned out to be what?
4. David-Neel and Yongden hiked in descent from the marker they found until what time when they located a flat place to camp at?
5. On the unmapped path, David-Neel and Yongden risked running into bands of thieves who might kill them to keep what secret?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did David-Neel describe what the Tibetans had lost in their separation from China?
2. How did David-Neel describe the manner in which Asians approached respecting others who slept?
3. Given her hesitance due to its possible origin, how did David-Neel accept a piece of bread offered to her at the start of Chapter VI?
4. Why did David-Neel describe it as "a happy inspiration" when she chose the start of the year for her stay in Lhasa?
5. In Chapter IV, how did David-Neel describe a river that she and Yongden had to cross, but had missed a bridge over it earlier?
6. How did David-Neel describe Tibetan beds?
7. In Chapter VI, why did Yongden stay for a long time inside a monastery while David-Neel remained outside?
8. How did Yongden depart the monastery where he met a monk who came from the region where Yongden's great-grandfather had been a lama?
9. What trap did David-Neel and Yongden set for their safety against potential robbers in a hut one night?
10. On the day David-Neel and Yongden left the earthen cave and Yongden stumbled on his improvised crutch past dark, how did they make their way into the structures David-Neel came upon by following a fence in the deep snow?
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
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
David-Neel noted that numerous methods were customarily followed the initial month of each year in Tibet to seek omens concerning the future. She then went on to describe one. Elaborate on what the author witnessed. Consider why she found it "a rather strange way" of predicting the future. What was the outcome in this particular episode?
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