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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. While David-Neel an Yongden had heard stories about the Popas all having been robbers and possibly cannibals, how did she describe them as having been?

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. As David-Neel and Yongden moved along the mountain path, what did they learn about high passes from villagers they begged shelter from?

4. David-Neel and a boarder's wife became embroiled in a domestic fight when they aided the wife of their drunkard host, a matter that ended with David-Neel being informed she would have to do what?

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

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

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

4. How did David-Neel describe Lhasa?

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

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

7. At the end of Chapter VI, which two women did David-Neel describe she met near the Kha Karpo?

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

9. Why was it David-Neel went to the rescue of a dog?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

David-Neel lamented what "fun" she had to pass up several times due to their near proximity to the Tibetan border as they had to proceed quickly and undetected. Elaborate on those things the author wished she could have spent time at.

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