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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 are the quarters of the High Lama like?

2. When he is with the others, what does Conway pretend?

3. What happens at breakfast the morning after Conway visits the High Lama?

4. What agitates Mallinson one night?

5. Before he dies, what does the High Lama give to Conway?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Conway's ambiguous reply when the High Lama invites him to remain forever in Shangri-La.

2. How does Chang relate his residence in Shangri-La?

3. Why does Mallinson want Conway to pack up his belongings?

4. How does Conway find himself leading a double life?

5. Describe the Dominican monk who came to the Blue Moon Valley in 1734.

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

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

8. How does Conway sidestep informing his friends about the conversation with the High Lama?

9. Briefly describe Conway's feelings about being invited to speak with the High Lama.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on survival in desperate situations. Using the plane crash, develop a plan for survival if the Tibetans do not show up. What suggestions would you have for what the survivors of a plane crash in a similar situation?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on age as a state of mind rather than mere chronology. Discuss how certain young people seem old and many old people seem to be perpetually young. Explain what you think mental attitude has to do with the aging process.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short, short story telling what you imagine happened to Mallinson after he left Shangri-La. Let your imagination run wild. What did he find when he saw Lo-Tsen? Did he die? What happened to him?

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