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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 refers to the foretelling or prediction of what is to come?

2. Where does Momo wake up in Chapter 3?

3. What do many of the women whom Momo encounters on her journey tell her to do?

4. What does Little Dorje tell Momo she should do in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the path Momo sets out on in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Momo discover the traders are headed with Pempa in Chapter 2? What does she decide to do?

2. What do Chapters 3 and 4 reveal about Momo's character? What is her greatest obstacle?

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

4. Why do the traders tell Momo she won't succeed? How does Momo respond?

5. Who arrives at Momo's house in Chapter 2? What happens when they leave?

6. Where did Momo first see a Lhasa Terrier? Why did her family not buy her one?

7. Who comes to Momo's house after the monsoon?

8. How does Momo get by along her journey? What suggestion is made by many whom Momo passes?

9. Who is potentially in Kapup when Momo arrives? Why does she want to hide from this person?

10. What does Momo's mother tell the tradesmen in Chapter 1? What is their response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the city of Kalimpong and Momo's impressions of it. How populated was the city during the time in which the novel is set? How does it differ from Momo's native Tibet?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the origins and history of Tibetan Buddhism and its role in Daughter of the Mountains. How is the theme of religion exemplified in the novel?

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