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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David-Neel and Yongden looked for a place to camp and saw a patch of yellow near their water source that turned out to be what?
(a) A thatched shed.
(b) A pile of hay.
(c) A patch of flowers.
(d) A thatched cottage.

2. How many men did David-Neel describe marching in file in the wonderful spectacle that concluded her visit to Lhasa?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Several thousand.
(c) Perhaps a thousand.
(d) Several hundred.

3. On the unmapped path, David-Neel and Yongden risked running into bands of thieves who might kill them to keep what secret?
(a) Their methods.
(b) Their stolen goods.
(c) Their hiding places.
(d) Their identities.

4. While David-Neel an Yongden had heard stories about the Popas all having been robbers and possibly cannibals, how did she describe them as having been?
(a) Friendly and hospitable.
(b) Cautious and curious.
(c) Uninterested and unconcerned.
(d) Concerned and vigilant.

5. David-Neel and Yongden stopped in what village where she described the political situation for the people of the region?
(a) Tashi Tse.
(b) Mukangsar.
(c) Xognga.
(d) Lazhuglung.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter V began, David-Neel and Yongden have convinced one of the shepherd peasants, known as what, to guide them to a pass?

2. What were the living arrangements in the small home where David-Neel rented a room while in Lhasa?

3. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?

4. David-Neel and Yongden continued to trek along what river as they got ever nearer their goal?

5. Why was David-Neel confident by the start of Chapter VI that her disguise would not be questioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given her hesitance due to its possible origin, how did David-Neel accept a piece of bread offered to her at the start of Chapter VI?

2. Why was it David-Neel went to the rescue of a dog?

3. As she was unable to return before dark, how did David-Neel find the cave Yongden had remained in after is injury?

4. How was it David-Neel initially described the palace in Lhasa?

5. What trap did David-Neel and Yongden set for their safety against potential robbers in a hut one night?

6. In Chapter VI, why did Yongden stay for a long time inside a monastery while David-Neel remained outside?

7. Why was it a cowman and his wife sought Yongden to perform rites for their dead son?

8. How did David-Neel depict the temperature as she and Yongden embarked at the beginning of Chapter V?

9. In Chapter IV, how did David-Neel describe a river that she and Yongden had to cross, but had missed a bridge over it earlier?

10. What did David-Neel note about the maps of Tibet that she carried?

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