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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 is Conway excited about meeting the High Lama?

2. What does the High Lama say the Valley is free of?

3. What will Conway lose the longer he lives in Shangri-La?

4. What was the monk's condition when he reached the valley?

5. What is the High Lama like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mallinson's arguments cause Conway's dream of Shangri-La to dissolve away?

2. Explain what the High Lama sees as the future of the world.

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

4. How does Chang relate his residence in Shangri-La?

5. How does Conway find out information about Lo-Tsen?

6. Why has Conway really decided to remain in Shangri-La?

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

8. What is the valley like?

9. How does Conway sidestep informing his friends about the conversation with the High Lama?

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 an essay on why you think the idea of Shangri-La is so appealing to many people. Include how the very name has come to mean an ideal living situation. Give your opinion about the validity of looking for a Shangri-La on Earth.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on idealism. Use the society of Blue Moon Valley to make your points about an ideal society. Mention what that society would have, and what would be left out.

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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