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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. As one of the two strangers bartered for items belonging to David-Neel and Yongden, the man kept looking back to the path as if he expected others to help rob them, so David-Neel did what?

2. When the lean-to failed, David-Neel and Yongden went on until noon when they found what to keep reasonably warm in?

3. David-Neel was delighted to be taken as a native, even when a policeman took what action when she tried to enter an area that was off limits to peasants?

4. In the latter half of Chapter VI, David-Neel detailed that she learned that which friend had been forced out of his palace and into exile?

5. The stranger supposedly went to get his cheese, but he quickly came back with another man and they began to barter for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Yongden depart the monastery where he met a monk who came from the region where Yongden's great-grandfather had been a lama?

2. What appeal did Yongden make to David-Neel when she reached the candlelit cave after she unsuccessfully sought aid for him?

3. As she waited for Yongden outside a monastery, David-Neel took up the offer of a passing woman she met to spend the night at her home and was later particularly impressed for what reason?

4. How did David-Neel describe Tibetan beds?

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

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

7. 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?

8. How did David-Neel describe Lhasa?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As David-Neel began her exit from Lhasa in Chapter VIII, she recounted that she passed the gate to Norbu ling. What was this facility? Examine the thoughts this spark for her. Reflect on how then current matters affected the situation.

Essay Topic 2

Assess why David-Neel and Yongden planned to arrive in Thana at night, yet she advised they had "arranged it even too well that time" and the subsequent consequences. Evaluate how the pair responded to the situation as it unfolded.

Essay Topic 3

David-Neel and Yongden ran into a number of difficulties as they were not inclined to merely follow main routes in the daytime and risk drawing attention. Identify methods they employed to accomplish this. Address specific instances where the pair encountered problems that hindered their progress undetected and how they approached them.

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