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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. What type of visitors did David-Neel and Yongden wait for outside the Dalai Lama's traditional palace before they entered?

2. What title did the strange lama who came up to the pair's fire address David-Neel by?

3. What was the pageant David-Neel described at the end of Chapter VII called?

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

5. David-Neel left the next morning for aid she might find for Yongden, but unsuccessful she returned that night with what that she had found?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As she was unable to return before dark, how did David-Neel find the cave Yongden had remained in after is injury?

3. How did David-Neel describe the manner in which Asians approached respecting others who slept?

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

5. How did David-Neel describe what the Tibetans had lost in their separation from China?

6. 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?

7. How did David-Neel describe a typical bridge found in remote regions of Tibet?

8. How did David-Neel describe Tibetan beds?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Ranked second in importance among the places David-Neel wished to see was the Jo Khang temple. Relate how she was able to gain entry without her disguise being revealed. Why was it pilgrims and others ventured there? What was it she discovered once inside?

Essay Topic 3

The author's primary goal upon reaching Lhasa was the Dalai Lama's palace, the Potala. Expound on how David-Lee was able to gain entry. What did she discover once inside? What was her reaction?

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