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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. Why has Conway been satisfied with his position in Baskul?
(a) he is studying Hindi
(b) he prefers adventure to plum posts
(c) he is ambitious and it is a stepping stone
(d) he prefers the weather to that of London

2. Who is Miss Roberta Brinklow?
(a) a secretary to Captain Charles Mallinson
(b) a foreign newspaper correspondent
(c) an RAF nurse assigned to India
(d) a missionary with the L.M.S. or London Missionary Service

3. When they are in sight of the lamasery, what do they see?
(a) several pavilions as colorful as flowers
(b) people waiting to greet them
(c) thousands of lanterns
(d) an avalanche coming down Karakal

4. What does the Mother superior say about Conway?
(a) he was dressed shabbily and had been very ill
(b) he plays the piano very well
(c) he could only speak Chinese
(d) he came from the Himalayas

5. What does Chang say Shangri-La avoids?
(a) death and disease
(b) contamination from the outside world
(c) severe fluctuations of weather
(d) avalanches from the mountains

Short Answer Questions

1. When he wakes up, what does Conway see out his window?

2. What do they have to do to get to the lamasery?

3. Where had Rutherford found Conway?

4. What are some of the treasures Conway enjoys at Shangri-La?

5. What did Conway's friends and professors at Oxford expect of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conversation Chang and Conway have?

2. How are the amenities at the guest quarters of the lamasery?

3. What do the other passengers appreciate about Conway?

4. What do they witness when the plane stops to refuel?

5. Explain the speculation about where they are while in the air after refueling.

6. Describe what the conditions are like for the stranded passengers that night.

7. How had Rutherford found Conway some time ago?

8. Briefly describe the surprise entertainment they are provided with.

9. How does Miss Brinklow surprise the other passengers?

10. Who arrives and talks about a plane that once went missing in Baskul?

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