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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conway do when he gets to the pilot?

2. What did Conway's friends and professors at Oxford expect of him?

3. What does Chang say about the books of maps?

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

5. How often does Chang say visitors come to Shangri-La?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the novel begin?

3. How is the traveling going up the mountains?

4. Who are the four passengers on board the plane?

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

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

7. How are the amenities at the guest quarters of the lamasery?

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

9. Who was on the plane that disappeared?

10. What is the conversation Chang and Conway have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on idealism. Use the society of Blue Moon Valley to make your points about an ideal society. Mention what that society would have, and what would be left out.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on why you think the idea of Shangri-La is so appealing to many people. Include how the very name has come to mean an ideal living situation. Give your opinion about the validity of looking for a Shangri-La on Earth.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on exploring. Using the American hiker as an example, discuss the most interesting and exciting things you feel about trekking in unexplored areas. Tell where you would like to explore. Is it on earth or in outer space?

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