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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. What has Mallinson done to organize an escape?
(a) bought some fur-lined clothes
(b) bribed a man from the valley
(c) paid some porters in advance
(d) found some maps

2. When he is with the others, what does Conway pretend?
(a) that he knows how they can leave
(b) that he learned nothing from the High Lama
(c) that he wants to leave
(d) that the High Lama cannot speak any language he knows

3. Why does Barnard go frequently to the Valley of the Blue Moon?
(a) to stay with a woman
(b) to get away from the others
(c) to ask many questions
(d) to drink and socialize

4. What does Chang do after he delivers Conway to the High Lama?
(a) leaves them alone
(b) makes tea
(c) takes a seat next to the High Lama
(d) stands guard at the door

5. Why does Barnard decide he wants to stay there?
(a) He has become lazy and spoiled
(b) If he leaves, he will be arrested
(c) He has fathered a child
(d) He has married a tibetan woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mallinson want to know?

2. What happens with Conway and the Chinese girl?

3. What does Conway next discover about Mallinson?

4. What has Chang seen when people try to leave Shangri-La?

5. What does Chang tell Barnard about newspapers at Shangri-La?

Short Essay Questions

1. After leaving on his own, why does Mallinson return to Shangri-La?

2. Why does Conway say that the lamasery library is not up to date?

3. How is Conway amazed by the drawing of Henschell?

4. What is the valley like?

5. How do Mallinson's arguments cause Conway's dream of Shangri-La to dissolve away?

6. What does Miss Brinklow conclude about the valley?

7. How do they get to visit the Valley of the Blue Moon down below Shangri-La?

8. Briefly describe the information Chang gives Conway and the others.

9. Why does Barnard announce that he wants to stay in Shangri-La?

10. Why has Conway really decided to remain in Shangri-La?

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