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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Lhamo's people call the Dalai Lama?
(a) The Frozen One.
(b) The Precious One.
(c) The Only One.
(d) The Other one.

2. Who says no one is coming to help the Tibetans in Part I?
(a) Au Rignam.
(b) Bi Mumar.
(c) Hi Filian.
(d) Ki Ku.

3. What symbol is on the bag the ku is in?
(a) The scythe.
(b) The wren.
(c) The endless knot.
(d) The sicle.

4. What does Elise invite Dolma to do with her in Part II?
(a) Take cocaine.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Move in with her.
(d) Swim.

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

6. Who seems very ill in Lhamo's family at first when they start their travels into exile?
(a) Ashang Migmar.
(b) Ama.
(c) Tenkyi.
(d) Lhamo.

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

8. How many siblings does Lhamo have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

9. Who does Lhamo see in a dream or vision in Part II?
(a) Riki.
(b) Pala.
(c) Helios.
(d) Ama.

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

11. What does Tenkyi do for a living in Toronto?
(a) Dance.
(b) Clean.
(c) Sing.
(d) Paint.

12. What does the person who takes Dolma's coat at the party mistake her for?
(a) The homeowner.
(b) A worker.
(c) A child.
(d) A priestess.

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

14. What does Dolma want to do with her life?
(a) Be a Tibetan scholar.
(b) Be a lawyer.
(c) Be a landscaper.
(d) Be an accountant.

15. How does Dolma introduce herself to people at the party?
(a) Tenzin Dolma.
(b) Shumo Dolma.
(c) Ashang Dolma.
(d) Helen Dolma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers attach to roofs where Lhamo's people used to hang flags?

2. What special objects must surround a body so its spirit can find its way to the afterlife?

3. Who tells Lhamo not to reply if the spirits call her?

4. What happens to Pala's feet on the journey?

5. Where does Ama think she may have gotten a job in Part I?

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