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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the British evacuating white residents from Baskul to Peshawar?
(a) there are flood waters in Baskul
(b) the political situation is worsening in Baskul
(c) more people are needed in Peshawar
(d) there is an outbreak of malaria in Baskul

2. When they are in sight of the lamasery, what do they see?
(a) several pavilions as colorful as flowers
(b) an avalanche coming down Karakal
(c) people waiting to greet them
(d) thousands of lanterns

3. What does Conway credit with having taken a lot out of him?
(a) World War I
(b) teaching at Oxford
(c) working for the government
(d) too much travel

4. What surprises Conway and the others?
(a) the man speaks perfect English
(b) the man speaks to them in French
(c) the man communicates with sign language
(d) the man has brought bowls of hot soup

5. Who does Barnard turn out to be?
(a) Chalmers Bryant, a man wanted by the police
(b) a secret undercover agent
(c) Martin Sanders, an American pilot
(d) an exiled political leader

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens with Conway and the Chinese girl?

2. What does Conway learn from Chang?

3. What happens at breakfast the morning after Conway visits the High Lama?

4. How does the weather change on the climb to get to the lamasery?

5. What is the condition of the pilot after the landing?

(see the answer key)

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