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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. As David-Neel and Yongden moved along the mountain path, what did they learn about high passes from villagers they begged shelter from?
(a) All were probably closed,
(b) One was probably closed.
(c) One was definitely closed.
(d) All were probably open.

2. David-Neel briefly related how many Lhasa religious leaders endured persecution by the Tibetan government over which nationality?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Bhutanese.
(c) Nepalese.
(d) Mongolians.

3. The armed robbers returned the money and begged David-Neel not to curse them anymore out of fear when Yongden told them she was a what?
(a) Nagspa.
(b) Philing.
(c) Ponpo.
(d) Gompchen.

4. At what village were David-Neel and Yongden able to replenish their provisions after their encounter with the strange lama?
(a) Toiba.
(b) Tobgyai.
(c) Temo.
(d) Toingu.

5. It snowed again at night after Yongden limped all day, but David-Neel found a fence she followed to what type of structure with a shed?
(a) A small occupied house.
(b) A large empty house.
(c) A large occupied house.
(d) A small empty house.

Short Answer Questions

1. The route through the Po region that was not on a map crossed how many mountain passes?

2. David-Neel left the next morning for aid she might find for Yongden, but unsuccessful she returned that night with what that she had found?

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

4. The last part of Chapter VI focused on David-Neel's worries as she and Yongden had to get approval at an official's residence in order to cross a river bridge and travel beyond it, but how did it end?

5. David-Neel wore a head cover as she entered the Lhasa palace, but who scolded her to remove it as hats were not to be worn inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did their encounter go with the first individuals David-Neel and Yongden came upon after they crossed the pass and Yongden had sustained his injury?

2. How did David-Neel describe the manner in which Asians approached respecting others who slept?

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

4. At the end of Chapter VI, which two women did David-Neel describe she met near the Kha Karpo?

5. How did David-Neel describe a typical bridge found in remote regions of Tibet?

6. David-Neel was unable to find anyone to aid Yongden after his injury, but she managed to return with what?

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

8. How did David-Neel depict the manner in which she and Yongden crossed the last river that separated them from Lhasa?

9. 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?

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

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