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

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

3. After leaving the airport, where do Rutherford and Green go?
(a) to Rutherford's hotel room
(b) to the British Embassy
(c) to book a flight for Preshawar
(d) to a Buddhist temple

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

5. What does Chang say about the books of maps?
(a) they do not have any
(b) they are all in Chinese
(c) Shangri-La is not on them
(d) they are kept locked up

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why has Conway been satisfied with his position in Baskul?

3. What nourishment do they offer the four survivors?

4. What do Barnard and Mallinson begin to think about?

5. What does Miss Brinklow have that surprises the men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give Mallinson's reply to Conway's question.

2. How does the novel begin?

3. Who was on the plane that disappeared?

4. How does Chang discuss the practices and beliefs of the lamas?

5. Explain the speculation about where they are while in the air after refueling.

6. Why does Conway start leading the group in a particular direction?

7. What do they witness when the plane stops to refuel?

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

9. How does the plane finally land in the middle of the mountain range.

10. What is the conversation Chang and Conway have?

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