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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. What temple was the second most important place David-Neel wished to visit, as there she could view a statue of the Buddha that reportedly was from India?

2. What type of visitors did David-Neel and Yongden wait for outside the Dalai Lama's traditional palace before they entered?

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

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

5. Tibet's chief religious leader only came to the Lhasa palace for ceremonies and lived mainly in one of several nearby lamaseries similar to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. How did David-Neel describe what the Tibetans had lost in their separation from China?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author and Yongden created "a patch of snow" to conceal their presence when they retired for the night in the outdoors. What transpired when a traveling trader noticed their camouflage and queried of his companion regarding it?

Essay Topic 2

The pair adopted different responses to various events they encountered during the day as they approached what they believed would be their nocturnal crossing of the initial pass. Compare their responses. What were the similarities and the differences? How did each react to the others' approach?

Essay Topic 3

Ranked second in importance among the places David-Neel wished to see was the Jo Khang temple. Relate how she was able to gain entry without her disguise being revealed. Why was it pilgrims and others ventured there? What was it she discovered once inside?

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