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

2. How does Conway see Chang?

3. What happens when they attempt to speak to the pilot?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was going on that leads up to the hijacking of the plane?

5. Describe what the conditions are like for the stranded passengers that night.

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

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

8. How does Mallinson interrupt the conversation at dinner?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about how you would feel surrounded by great art, music, and literature without having to work for a living and having all the time you need to enjoy those things. In your essay detail the art, music, and literature you would want to have in your collection.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on esoteric prophesy. Note how the High Lama's prophecy did not turn out as cataclysmic as he suggested. Mention the number of prophets who have predicted wrongly the day and time the world would come to an end. Include psychic readers and other arcane practitioners in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on survival in desperate situations. Using the plane crash, develop a plan for survival if the Tibetans do not show up. What suggestions would you have for what the survivors of a plane crash in a similar situation?

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