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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 do Mallinson and Miss Brinklow conclude about the pilot?

2. What do Green, Rutherford, and Tertius have in common?

3. When they are in sight of the lamasery, what do they see?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it better than they are not still in Baskul?

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

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

4. Describe what it is that Rutherford leaves with Green that night.

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

6. How is the traveling going up the mountains?

7. How does Mallinson interrupt the conversation at dinner?

8. Why does Conway believe Chang may be ill?

9. How is Mallinson bothered a second time on the flight?

10. How had Rutherford found Conway some time ago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining how the story of LOST HORIZON could be adapted into a science fiction story. What would be the setting for Shangri-La?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on appearances. In your essay note the different ways each of the captives saw Shangri-La. Discuss the different things that caused three of the four to want to remain there. discuss how the same situation often appears different to different people. Explain why that is.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining what you think happened to Karakal, the lamasery, and Blue Moon to make them disappear without a trace. Does the shape of Karakal suggest it might have been a volcano?

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