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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. The farmland was poor around the village David-Neel described in Po, heavily taxed, and anyone who left was pursued and what?

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

3. At what village were David-Neel and Yongden able to replenish their provisions after their encounter with the strange lama?

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

5. David-Neel felt triumphant when they arrived within a few miles of Lhasa, but Yongden was more cautious as he feared they might run into what type of individuals before they reached the capital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Yongden was devout in his religious beliefs, he frequently combined it in a practical fashion when he approached daily situations. David-Neel and her adopted came upon an elderly couple whose goat that was carrying their luggage managed to run off. Examine how Yongden approached the matter to remedy the current as well potential associated problems.

Essay Topic 2

Access to Tibet was prohibited to foreigners at the time of David-Neel's journey to Lhasa. As the author was a Frenchwoman and not Tibetan, she approached this ban in a variety of ways in order to evade deportation. Evaluate the techniques that she employed throughout this trip and their comparative effectiveness.

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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