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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Conway unconcerned about when they will arrive in Preshawar?
(a) he fears that war has broken out there
(b) he thinks everything is all right
(c) he doesn't have anyone to meet him there
(d) he doesn't want to go there

3. What do Conway and Mallinson try to do?
(a) make a plan to capture the pilot
(b) keep the others from knowing
(c) devise a survival plan
(d) figure out where the plane is

4. How long has it been since Rutherford last saw Conway?
(a) a few weeks
(b) a few years
(c) a few months
(d) a few days

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

6. What do the men ask Miss Brinklow?
(a) if she minds if they smoke
(b) if she needs to change seats
(c) if she would like a drink
(d) if she is comfortable

7. What does Mallison insist about the flight?
(a) that the seats are uncomfortable
(b) that they are bucking a headwind
(c) that the pilot is going off course
(d) that the plane will be late

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

9. How does the weather change on the climb to get to the lamasery?
(a) it becomes very still and quiet
(b) it gets colder and windier
(c) it begins to fluctuate rapidly
(d) it gets warmer and sunnier

10. On a walk, what does Conway overhear about how they were brought to Shangri-La?
(a) they were brought here to be held for ransom
(b) the pilot Talu who was killed had gone for them on purpose
(c) they were brought here to tell the world about Shangri-La
(d) the pilot Talu had not known they were on the plane

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

12. What does the pilot do when he regains consciousness?
(a) he tries to find his pistol
(b) he holds a knife to Miss Brinklow's throat
(c) he jumps up and runs away
(d) he speaks to Conway just before he dies

13. As they take off, what does Mallinson observe and mention to Conway?
(a) some passengers did not arrive
(b) the engines sound strange
(c) the fog is rolling in
(d) the pilot is not Fenner

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

15. As the survivors head out to find the lamasery, what do they see?
(a) four men carrying guns
(b) four men leading a llama
(c) four men waving a blue flag
(d) four men carrying a litter

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sanders say happened that has never been explained?

2. What does the American attempt to do?

3. What nourishment do they offer the four survivors?

4. After leaving the airport, where do Rutherford and Green go?

5. What do Mallinson and Miss Brinklow conclude about the pilot?

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