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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What begins to worry Conway as they fly on?
(a) when they will run out of fuel
(b) how they will stay warm when the plane lands
(c) how much water is left on board
(d) what they will eat

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

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

5. What does Miss Brinklow want to know about?
(a) the religion of Shangri-La
(b) other women in Shangri-La
(c) the shops in Shangri-La
(d) education at Shangri-La

6. Where does Mallinson want to be taken?
(a) to a hospital
(b) to a telephone
(c) back to civilization
(d) to the lamasery

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

8. What do the Tibetans believe that Miss Brinklow thinks is horrible?
(a) that man descended from monkeys
(b) that God lives in the Himalayas
(c) the human sacrifice is necessary
(d) that there is no God

9. Who is the mystery man on board the plane?
(a) Henry D. Barnard, an American
(b) Hugh Conway
(c) Charles Mallinson
(d) Wyland Sanders

10. Who does Chang say they can employ to lead them out of Shangri-La?
(a) the people who have not found enlightenment
(b) some of the servants who want to leave
(c) the porters who bring the regular consignment
(d) skiers who occasionally drop by

11. What happens when they attempt to speak to the pilot?
(a) they learn he cannot speak English
(b) he assures them everything is all right
(c) he points a gun at them
(d) he locks the door to the cockpit

12. What does Miss Brinklow want to do that Chang says is impossible?
(a) get some cigarettes
(b) climb Karakal
(c) buy some cosmetics
(d) watch the monks at work

13. What is Miss Brinklow's reaction to the situation?
(a) alarmingly hysterical
(b) sure that prayer will save them
(c) oddly open-minded
(d) surprisingly noncommital

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

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 survive the winters
(d) how the monks came to Shangri-La

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?

2. What does Conway believe that causes him to lead the group to the lamasery the pilot told him about?

3. What is the man's name who has come out to meet them?

4. As the plane continues on its odd course, what does Conway do?

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

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