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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. Who are the men dressed in sheepskins, fur hats and yak skin boots?
(a) Chinese
(b) Africans
(c) Tibetans
(d) Europeans

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

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

4. What does Conway believe that causes him to lead the group to the lamasery the pilot told him about?
(a) that Buddhist monks are unlikely to murder them
(b) that it really does not exist
(c) that they will all die trying to find it
(d) that they will never find it

5. How long has it been since Rutherford last saw Conway?
(a) a few days
(b) a few years
(c) a few weeks
(d) a few months

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Conway see Chang?

3. What is the name Conway reads on his bathtub?

4. Who does Chang say they can employ to lead them out of Shangri-La?

5. Where had Rutherford found Conway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was on the plane that disappeared?

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

3. Who arrives and talks about a plane that once went missing in Baskul?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Miss Brinklow surprise the other passengers?

9. What is the question Conway asks of the group of Britons and one American?

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

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