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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they talk about overpowering the pilot, what stops them?
(a) they don't know how much fuel is left in the plane
(b) they reason that one or two of them would get killed
(c) he has a gun and none of them can fly a plane
(d) they cannot get the cockpit door open

2. Where is Conway pretty sure they have landed?
(a) miles away from Tibet
(b) beyond the western range of the Himalayas
(c) near the Chinese border
(d) on the back side of Mt. Everest

3. What does the Mother superior say about Conway?
(a) he could only speak Chinese
(b) he was dressed shabbily and had been very ill
(c) he came from the Himalayas
(d) he plays the piano very well

4. How is Conway described?
(a) as a lost soul always looking for answers
(b) as a wanderer who never finishes a job
(c) as a Renaissance man who excels in everything
(d) as a man with a vivid imagination

5. How does the plane eventually land?
(a) badly
(b) smoothly
(c) easily
(d) perfectly

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conway believe that causes him to lead the group to the lamasery the pilot told him about?

2. Where is the opening scene of the novel?

3. When he wakes up, what does Conway see out his window?

4. What is Karakal?

5. As they start down, how does the weather change?

(see the answer key)

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