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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 almost hits Momo as she follows the traders in Chapter 5?

2. Who leaves the palace with Momo in Chapter 8?

3. When did Tsu Foo's parents die?

4. How is the train which Momo boards along with the ten traders described?

5. Momo claims her path was guided by ____________in telling her story to Lady Paton.

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles does Momo encounter in entering the palace in Chapter 8?

2. Whom does Momo relate her story to after spending the night in the palace? What does she claim guided her journey?

3. What happens to Momo after departing the train in Calcutta?

4. What happens when Momo finds Big Dorje in Chapter 5?

5. How is the balance of adventure and fortune in Momo's life portrayed in Chapter 6?

6. What does Momo find in the trading shop of Wing Fong? What does she learn of Pempa from him?

7. What does Momo marvel at in Kapimpong? Who does she hope to find there?

8. Where is Momo at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Who loses patience with Momo in Chapter 8? What does Momo do?

10. Who appears after Momo is captured in Chapter 8? Who is asked to translate for Momo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Momo as the protagonist of the novel. What characteristics does Momo embody? How does she fit in with her community? How old is Momo in the beginning of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the location and history of Gnatong. What led many men to die there? How does the narrator describe the area in the text?

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