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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 is the major city which Momo passes through on her way to Calcutta?

2. Momo finds the people to be __________as she enters into India.

3. What keeps Momo from giving up in Chapter 3?

4. Who makes fun of Momo in Lingtam?

5. How many men come to Momo's house to recuperate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Momo run into while trying to escape in Chapter 3? What does she do?

2. Where do Big Dorje and the traders take Momo in Chapter 4? What advice do they give her?

3. Where does Momo wake up at the beginning of Chapter 3? What route does she begin descending?

4. How are Chapters 3 and 4 structurally developed in the novel? What elements stand out?

5. Where does Momo initially depart on her journey in Chapter 2? What does she pass through?

6. What advice does Little Dorje give Momo in Chapter 4? Where does she go next?

7. Why are the villagers angry with Momo in Chapter 4?

8. Describe Momo's community and their religious beliefs. What does Momo understand of Buddha?

9. What incident takes place as Momo passes through Lingtam? Why is Momo followed?

10. What does Momo learn in Lingtu? Where does her journey extend after Lingtu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the traders in Chapter 4. What influence do they have on the protagonist's decision to move forward?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting at the beginning of Daughter of the Mountains. What is the name of Momo's village? How big is it? What time does the story take place in?

Essay Topic 3

What credibility did astrologers have in Momo's village and within her community? What role does astrology and superstition play in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs?

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