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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the opening scene of the novel?
(a) at Heathrow Airport in London
(b) a flight to Baskul, a town in Persia
(c) Tempelhof Airport near Berlin
(d) a plane out of India

2. How does Conway see Chang?
(a) as a cruel captor
(b) as a typical Chinese
(c) as a person of high intelligence
(d) as a man of mystery

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

4. Late at night, what does the airplane encounter?
(a) German fighter planes
(b) some turbulence
(c) a clear, starry sky
(d) severe lightning

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

6. 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 had not known they were on the plane
(c) they were brought here to tell the world about Shangri-La
(d) the pilot Talu who was killed had gone for them on purpose

7. What do they have to do to get to the lamasery?
(a) go around the mountains
(b) climb the mountains
(c) put on more clothes
(d) use Conway's compass

8. As the plane continues on its odd course, what does Conway do?
(a) he begins singing
(b) he tries to think of something to talk about
(c) he starts to panic
(d) he falls asleep

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

10. On board the ship to Honolulu, what does Conway play on the piano?
(a) all the old British and American balads
(b) lively pieces he says were written by Chopin
(c) what he remembers of Mozart
(d) Irish folk songs

11. After climbing up the mountain, what do they face next?
(a) going down a rope ladder
(b) descending into a deep abyss
(c) crossing a suspension bridge
(d) a herd of wild yaks

12. What have the Tibetans used to measure Karakal?
(a) extra sensory perception
(b) psychology
(c) trigonometry
(d) long ropes

13. When Sanders joins the three men, what does he talk about?
(a) gold mining
(b) the threat of war
(c) the price of oil
(d) the evacuation of Baskul

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

15. What does Mallinson believe when the plane takes off a second time?
(a) that they are on the wrong plane
(b) that the pilot knows what he is doing
(c) that they are being kidnapped
(d) that the plane is going to crash

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Conway know about the terrain below?

3. What do Green, Rutherford, and Tertius have in common?

4. How long has it been since Rutherford last saw Conway?

5. What does Rutherford give Green?

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