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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 has never happened before at Shangri-La?

2. What does Chang come to tell Conway late at night?

3. What was Chang before coming to Shangri-La?

4. Why does Barnard decide he wants to stay there?

5. What does Conway credit with having taken a lot out of him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Miss Brinklow conclude about the valley?

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

4. What is the valley like?

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

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

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

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

9. Tell something about the formality of the meeting.

10. How does Conway find out information about Lo-Tsen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay giving your opinion whether or not a Utopian society is possible. Explain your reasons and give examples where possible.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on ambition. Is ambition good or bad? Discuss also the reverse--whether the lack of ambition is good or bad. For ambition to be good, what other characteristics need to be present?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on why you think the idea of Shangri-La is so appealing to many people. Include how the very name has come to mean an ideal living situation. Give your opinion about the validity of looking for a Shangri-La on Earth.

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