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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. How long is it before Conway sees the High Lama again?

2. How does Conway feel after his interview with the High Lama?

3. What happens at breakfast the morning after Conway visits the High Lama?

4. What does Conway try to warn Mallinson about?

5. As his dream of Shangri-La dissolves, what does Conway agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the valley like?

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

3. Briefly describe Conway's feelings about being invited to speak with the High Lama.

4. How does the High Lama say Conway will age if he stays in Shangri-La?

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

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

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

8. Tell something about the formality of the meeting.

9. What is Conway's guess that turns out to be correct?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay on fear. Using Mallinson as an example, describe the fear of being caught in unusual circumstances that you may not understand. Make a real life comparison to fearing such things as navigating your way around a new city.

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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