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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Ama" mean in Lhamo's language?
(a) Father.
(b) Mother.
(c) Brother.
(d) Sister.

2. What falls out of the sky on the villagers?
(a) Acid rain.
(b) Birds.
(c) Leaflets.
(d) Candy.

3. Who does Doma have a nightcap with in Part II?
(a) Henri.
(b) Fleming.
(c) Dia.
(d) Riki.

4. In Part II, who does Shumo want to stay in the city with her at first?
(a) Samphel.
(b) Pala.
(c) Ashang.
(d) Lhamo.

5. What do Lhamo's people do with their possessions before they are forced from their land?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Ship them to America.

6. What is the new word Lhamo hears to describe herself and her family as displaced people?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Helions.
(d) Friends.

7. What is one of Lhamo's skills in the camp?
(a) Oracle.
(b) Cook.
(c) Rope weaver.
(d) Roofer.

8. What do Lhamo and the others sleep on in the camp?
(a) Cots.
(b) The bare floor.
(c) Mattresses.
(d) Straw.

9. Where do the new owners keep the ku in Part II?
(a) A library.
(b) An undisclosed location.
(c) An island.
(d) A safe.

10. What special objects must surround a body so its spirit can find its way to the afterlife?
(a) Prayer flags.
(b) Butter lamps.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Candy.

11. What is Ama known for?
(a) Being a painter.
(b) Being a friend.
(c) Being an oracle.
(d) Being a priest.

12. Where is the condominium where the afterparty is?
(a) In Mexico.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) In North America.
(d) Near Lake Ontario.

13. Who does Lhamo's daughter live with in Part II?
(a) Samphel.
(b) Tenkyi.
(c) Ashang Migmar.
(d) Ama.

14. What is the first name of the woman who is the new owner of the ku in Part II?
(a) Martha.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jane.
(d) Ellen.

15. What is Lhamo's daughter's name?
(a) Tenkyi.
(b) Lhaksa.
(c) Dolma.
(d) Dawa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dolma ask to do with the ku that Elise refuses?

2. Where does Lhamo's daughter live in Part II?

3. What were part of Lhamo's daily rituals in Nepal?

4. What does Dolma begin to suspect in Part II about the ku Elise shows her?

5. What does the person who takes Dolma's coat at the party mistake her for?

(see the answer keys)

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