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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 ideas do the lamas have that Miss Brinklow is opposed to?

2. What does Mallinson insist about Lo-Tsen?

3. How long is it before Conway sees the High Lama again?

4. What is Mallinson unable to do?

5. What does Mallinson want to know?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the High Lama say Conway will age if he stays in Shangri-La?

5. Explain what the High Lama sees as the future of the world.

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

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

8. Who does Barnard turn out to be?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on morality. In you essay discuss how in many cases morality is relative to the society. Give examples of things that are accepted in one society but considered immoral in another one.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on esoteric prophesy. Note how the High Lama's prophecy did not turn out as cataclysmic as he suggested. Mention the number of prophets who have predicted wrongly the day and time the world would come to an end. Include psychic readers and other arcane practitioners in your essay.

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