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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sanders say happened that has never been explained?
(a) it snowed in Baskul the day the planes left
(b) one of the planes could not get off the ground
(c) a plane with three passengers disappeared
(d) a strange Tibetan monk got on one plane

3. 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

4. Why is Conway the one to write SOS messages on scraps of paper?
(a) he has the only pen
(b) he has nothing else to do
(c) he is elected leader
(d) he is multilingual

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Conway's advice to the group?

2. What is Karakal?

3. Why are the British evacuating white residents from Baskul to Peshawar?

4. Who makes up the inhabitants of the lamasery at Shangri-La?

5. What sound do they hear as they climb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the other passengers appreciate about Conway?

2. What raises questions among the passengers on the plane?

3. Describe what the survivors of the plane crash see coming toward them.

4. Describe what is foremost on Mallinson's mind.

5. What is the book about that Green wrote and Rutherford had read?

6. Briefly describe the surprise entertainment they are provided with.

7. Why does Barnard say he will not be missed?

8. How does the novel begin?

9. How are the men carrying the old man dressed?

10. What does Miss Brinklow say she has heard about Tibetans?

(see the answer keys)

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