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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Conway's friends and professors at Oxford expect of him?
(a) that he might write a great novel
(b) that he would be a famous pianist
(c) that he might become the PM of England
(d) that he would scale Mt. Everest

2. What does Conway know about the terrain below?
(a) the mountains there are more difficult than Mt. Everest
(b) that no one has ever returned from that aread
(c) nothing, because he's never been in these mountains
(d) the temperature is colder than the North Pole

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

4. What is Karakal?
(a) the name of the nearest village
(b) a beautiful cone-shaped mountain
(c) the road to Shangri-La
(d) a Tibetan form of greeting

5. How does Conway get away from Rutherford in Honolulu?
(a) he joins the crew of a banana boat going south to Fiji
(b) he gets a job on a whaling ship out of Japan
(c) he stowes away on a ship returning to China
(d) he jumps ship and goes into hiding

6. What has Miss Brinklow heard about the Tibetans?
(a) that they are very hospitable
(b) that they seldom speak
(c) that they detest any outsiders
(d) that they are odd people

7. Where were Rutherford and Conway traveling together?
(a) Honolulu
(b) Tokyo
(c) Indonesia
(d) Siam

8. What is the subject of Green's book that Rutherford read?
(a) cosmology
(b) phrenology
(c) neurology
(d) psychology

9. What do Mallinson and Miss Brinklow conclude about the pilot?
(a) that he's harmless
(b) that he's a secret agent
(c) that he's a kidnapper
(d) that he's insane

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

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

12. Where had the pilot told Conway they are?
(a) in Pakistan near Mr. Everest
(b) in Tibet near a place called Shangri-La
(c) in Nepal near the chinese border
(d) in the Swiss Alps

13. How often does Chang say visitors come to Shangri-La?
(a) never
(b) rarely
(c) every year
(d) often

14. What does Mallinson insist on?
(a) better food and drink
(b) a larger room
(c) porters to lead them back to civilization
(d) a radio transmitter

15. How does Conway try to reason with Mallinson to accept that they have to wait for guides out of Shangri-La?
(a) Consuls are always sent to strange places
(b) the British will send out people looking for them
(c) it is a good chance just to relax
(d) when the plane is found they will be rescued

Short Answer Questions

1. As they talk about overpowering the pilot, what stops them?

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

3. Where is Conway pretty sure they have landed?

4. Who are the men dressed in sheepskins, fur hats and yak skin boots?

5. On a walk, what does Conway overhear about how they were brought to Shangri-La?

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