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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. On the night David-Neel had returned to their shelter near the fence, she awoke and imagined she heard what?

3. The day after they got water, David-Neel and Yongden hiked toward their mountain pass top but were stunned to see a huge what ahead?

4. At the village where the pair replenished their provisions following their encounter with the strange lama, what did Yongden replace?

5. David-Neel and Yongden built a lean-to to protect against the snow, but she awoke and found what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How did David-Neel depict the temperature as she and Yongden embarked at the beginning of Chapter V?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How was it David-Neel initially described the palace in Lhasa?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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