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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. The route through the Po region that was not on a map crossed how many mountain passes?

2. David-Neel wore a head cover as she entered the Lhasa palace, but who scolded her to remove it as hats were not to be worn inside?

3. On the unmapped path, David-Neel and Yongden risked running into bands of thieves who might kill them to keep what secret?

4. In the latter half of Chapter VI, David-Neel detailed that she learned that which friend had been forced out of his palace and into exile?

5. David-Neel felt triumphant when they arrived within a few miles of Lhasa, but Yongden was more cautious as he feared they might run into what type of individuals before they reached the capital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did David-Neel depict the manner in which she and Yongden crossed the last river that separated them from Lhasa?

2. What did David-Neel note about the maps of Tibet that she carried?

3. How did David-Neel describe Lhasa?

4. Why was it a cowman and his wife sought Yongden to perform rites for their dead son?

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 their encounter go with the first individuals David-Neel and Yongden came upon after they crossed the pass and Yongden had sustained his injury?

7. In Chapter VI, why did Yongden stay for a long time inside a monastery while David-Neel remained outside?

8. 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?

9. What trap did David-Neel and Yongden set for their safety against potential robbers in a hut one night?

10. How did David-Neel describe Tibetan beds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David-Neel had traveled to Asia including Tibet on a number of previous extended research visits as a scholar of Oriental matters. Identify and explain situations where the author was able to use this knowledge to her advantage.

Essay Topic 2

While Yongden was devout in his religious beliefs, he frequently combined it in a practical fashion when he approached daily situations. David-Neel and her adopted came upon an elderly couple whose goat that was carrying their luggage managed to run off. Examine how Yongden approached the matter to remedy the current as well potential associated problems.

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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