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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. On the evening David-Neel and Yongden had returned to their shelter near the fence, she checked her calendar and discovered it was what date?
(a) January 1.
(b) December 31.
(c) December 25.
(d) December 24.

2. As David-Neel and Yongden trekked toward a Po mountain path, they ran short of water, and what was their only source located far below?
(a) A brook.
(b) A well.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

3. Many pilgrims had arrived in Lhasa for the New Year celebrations, so how long was it until David-Neel obtained a place to stay?
(a) Almost immediately on the first day.
(b) Well past dark on the second day.
(c) The better part of the first day.
(d) Late in the afternoon on the second day.

4. Yongden could stand the day after David-Neel returned, so she helped him down to the forest and found what about the path?
(a) It was well marked.
(b) It was fairly well marked.
(c) It was only sporadically marked.
(d) It was nearly unmarked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. David-Neel and Yongden agreed to trade what in exchange for cheese the stranger who spied their open packs had?

3. 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?

4. What sudden, loud noise awakened David-Neel at the camp made after she and Yongden found the ridge marker and hiked down?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did David-Neel describe it as "a happy inspiration" when she chose the start of the year for her stay in Lhasa?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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