Lost Horizon Flashcards
how does each character react to the two month delay ahead? chapter 5
mallinson wants out, but then he agrees
conway is accepting of it
barnard does not care
brinklow does not care
how does conway know that mallinson is trying to make the situation better? chapter 5
he is trying to reconcile with himself
how does conway lighten the mood? chapter 5
playful banter with mallinson
what fascinates conway while walking through the lamasery? chapter 5
the treasures and the art inside the buildings
what was a delightful feature to the lamasery? chapter 5
the library
What does Chang say the lamas do for work? chapter 5
nothing
What is one slogan to describe the lamasery? chapter 5
No hurry
what does Conway find suspicious about the maps? chapter 5
the lamasery is not located on any of them.
what does the hijacker of the plane have to do with the lamasery? chapter 5
He was either a member, or he was well known in the society.
What did the group see when they left the cliff where the lamasery was, and went down to the bottom of the valley? chapter 6
They saw a tropical area of green that stretched for miles that was kept together perfectly with irrigation stemming from the mountains.
What does brinklow try to find while walking through the lamasery? chapter 6
she is looking for a way to degrade the society, but she can not find many
Where does conway spend much of his time? chapter 6
the library
what puzzled conway about the lamasery? chapter 6
there were no other people besides the few personnel he saw. he has not seen anyone in the general populant society of the lamasery
what part of society puzzled conway? chapter 6
there were no police or formal ways of judgement to be seen.
what does chang say about crime? chapter 6
he says that there is very little among the society and the ones that are commited are usually not serious enough to be called crimes. However, there are some that warranted banishment.
what is the basis of society that is shown with conway’s question of a man wanting to marry a woman in the society? chapter 6
COURTESY GOES A LONG WAY
what is the real identity of bernard? chapter 6
Chalmers Bryant, an internationally wanted man
who found out about bernard’s real identity? chapter 6
Mallinson
who asks to see conway at the end? chapter 6
the high lama
What did the high lama give conway in the beginning of the meeting? Chapter 7
a tea that is made in their own gardens.
What does the high lama assume that Conway knows alot about because he was in the library all the time? Chapter 7
He assumes that he knows alot about the region of Tibet.
What is the oldest tradition of the lamasery? Chapter 7
being hospitable to strangers
Who was the man that came across the lamasery in 1734? Chapter 7
Perrault.
Who was still living when the last of the old monks died? Chapter 7
Perrault
What happened to many of Perrault’s followers as he grew older? Chapter 7
They grew more and more attached, but the longer he lived, the more his people seemed to die.
what did Henschell, the new man who came into the valley during the time of Perrault, want the most from the region? Chapter 7
the gold deposits
who is the high lama? Chapter 7
PERRAULT
What sort of powers does the high lama have? Chapter 8
he has telepathic powers
Why were the the four main characters chosen? Chapter 8
they were chosen because during the war time periods, exploration was at a minimal, and people began to die in the lamasery. One valley person proposed to go out and find people.The European and latin people will last the longest in their society.
What does the lama want from Conway? Chaoter 8
he wants conway to stay at the lamasery forever and live a long life like him.
what does perrault hope to avoid by living so long? chapter 8
he hopes to avoid the pain and suffering and inevitable fall to the war- filled thoughts of people.
Which of the four is freaking out still over the mysteriousness of the lamasery? chapter 9
Mallinson
with the high lama’s wish for conway to lead the group into the lamasery life, what does conway feel his life is? chapter 9
he feels as though he lives a double life
what was chang before he was in the lamasery? chapter 9
he was a soldier
at what age did chang come into the lamasery? what age is he now? chapter 9
he came in at 22 and is now 97
how long does chang expect to live? chapter 9
atleast another century.
what does chang relate the long-lasting life to? chapter 9
the valley of blue moon
What is conway beginning to feel? chapter 10
he is becoming to feel as though he is part of the lamasery. Blue moon valley is taking him in.
who is the only one of the four that wants to go home? chapter 10
mallinson
why does barnard want to stay? chapter 10
he does not want to go home and face the cops
why does brinklow want to stay? chapter 10
she believes that she is there for a reason
Why will Mallinson not be able to leave with the porters? chapter 10
they usually are reluctant to take anyone back
who is conway beginning to have feelings for at the lamasery? chapter 10
lo-tsen, the girl who plays piano
what did barnard find in the valley? chapter 10
gold reefs
why does the problems with mallinson concern conway and not just the high lama? chapter 10
the high lama is going to die soon
what does the high lama want conway to do? chapter 10
continue the legacy of shangri-la
what does the high lama say is coming? chapter 10
a storm
in the beginning, does conway tell mallinson that he is staying at the lamasery? chapter 11
no
who does mallinson say is waiting with the porters over the ridge? chapter 11
lo-tsen
does conway end up going with mallinson? chapter 11
no
what does conway reveal to mallinson? chapter 11
the whole story of shangri-la
does mallinson believe conway’s story about shangri-la? chapter 11
nope
does conway end up going with mallinson? chapter 11
yes
who does the narrator meet up with? Epilogue
rutherford
where was rutherford during the few months they had been apart? Epilogue
he had been searching for conway
who brought conway to the hospital? Epilogue
lo-tsen
was lo-tsen old or young? Epilogue
she was the oldest the doctor had ever seen
