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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the plane lands to refuel, what do the passengers see out the window?
(a) only runway lights
(b) black figures moving about
(c) a desolate frontier
(d) gasoline trucks

3. What sound do they hear as they climb?
(a) planes overhead
(b) avalanches
(c) rumbling drums
(d) the cry of yaks

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

5. Why has Conway been satisfied with his position in Baskul?
(a) he prefers adventure to plum posts
(b) he is ambitious and it is a stepping stone
(c) he prefers the weather to that of London
(d) he is studying Hindi

6. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?
(a) a foreign newspaper correspondent
(b) a secretary to Captain Charles Mallinson
(c) a missionary with the L.M.S. or London Missionary Service
(d) an RAF nurse assigned to India

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

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

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

10. 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

11. What does Conway do when he gets to the pilot?
(a) takes his ID papers
(b) takes his pulse
(c) removes his pistol
(d) pushes him out of the plane

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

13. If they cannot have guides out of the mountain, what does Mallinson demand next?
(a) a map
(b) a radio transmitter
(c) yaks to ride out of the place
(d) a signal fire for passing planes

14. What is Conway's advice to the group?
(a) that they play Bridge together
(b) that they all stay allert
(c) that they start meditating
(d) that they work at getting along together

15. What do Barnard and Mallinson begin to think about?
(a) how the monks get their money
(b) how the monks never go out of the lamasery
(c) how the monks came to Shangri-La
(d) how the monks survive the winters

Short Answer Questions

1. As they take off, what does Mallinson observe and mention to Conway?

2. What is the loud noise they hear?

3. What does Mallinson insist on?

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

5. Who in the group is most anxious to get away from Shangri-La?

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