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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. Returning to Conway, what does Mallinson think about doing?

2. How old was Father Perrault when he settled in the Valley in 1734?

3. When he is with the others, what does Conway pretend?

4. In subsequent meetings, what do Conway and the High Lama discuss?

5. Who was the young Austrian who came to the valley of the Blue Moon around this period?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Conway amazed by the drawing of Henschell?

2. Describe the Dominican monk who came to the Blue Moon Valley in 1734.

3. Why does Barnard announce that he wants to stay in Shangri-La?

4. Briefly describe the information Chang gives Conway and the others.

5. Explain Conway's ambiguous reply when the High Lama invites him to remain forever in Shangri-La.

6. After leaving on his own, why does Mallinson return to Shangri-La?

7. How do they get to visit the Valley of the Blue Moon down below Shangri-La?

8. What does Miss Brinklow conclude about the valley?

9. What is the valley like?

10. Who does Barnard turn out to be?

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 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?

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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