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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 is the subject of Green's book that Rutherford read?

2. After climbing up the mountain, what do they face next?

3. What is the man wearing in the hooded chair?

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

5. What is Captain Charles Mallinson's position?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Conway believe Chang may be ill?

8. What is the conversation Chang and Conway have?

9. How does Mallinson interrupt the conversation at dinner?

10. How does Miss Brinklow surprise the other passengers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on ambition. Is ambition good or bad? Discuss also the reverse--whether the lack of ambition is good or bad. For ambition to be good, what other characteristics need to be present?

Essay Topic 2

Write a short, short story telling what you imagine happened to Mallinson after he left Shangri-La. Let your imagination run wild. What did he find when he saw Lo-Tsen? Did he die? What happened to him?

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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