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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gyalsten tell Lhamo she should learn to do in order to get married?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Clean.
(d) Cook.

2. Who does one person suggest asking for help with the Tibetans' plight in Part I?
(a) The Russian President.
(b) The head of the synagogue.
(c) The Queen of England.
(d) The Pope.

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

4. How old is Tenkyi when Ama has her initiation?
(a) 3.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) Almost 10.

5. What do Dolma and some other Tibetans call Americans?
(a) Heli.
(b) Rari.
(c) Ari.
(d) Beki.

6. Which mountain can Ama see in her visions?
(a) Helios.
(b) Ricki.
(c) Targo.
(d) Redmond.

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

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

9. What happens to Pala's feet on the journey?
(a) He loses one toe on each foot.
(b) He gets a nail through one foot.
(c) They get stronger.
(d) They turn black with infection or frostbite.

10. What do the invaders wish to be called?
(a) Federlo.
(b) The Army.
(c) Gyasi.
(d) People's Liberation Army.

11. Who does Lhamo feel most responsible for?
(a) Dhondup.
(b) Tenkyi.
(c) Migmar.
(d) Helios.

12. What does Lhamo criticize the Tibetan scholars for?
(a) Making money from selling books.
(b) Being silent on Tibetans' suffering.
(c) Not speaking the language.
(d) Drinking too much.

13. Where does Shumo live?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Toronto.

14. What animal do the refugees often see near the camp?
(a) Pythons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Water buffalo.
(d) Cats.

15. Who does Tenkyi go to for help about getting the ku back in Part II?
(a) Professor Wallace.
(b) Horowitz.
(c) Riki.
(d) Gyalsten la.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the new owners keep the ku in Part II?

2. Who says no one is coming to help the Tibetans in Part I?

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

4. Who is a respected teacher and elder in the camp?

5. What do Lhamo's people do with their possessions before they are forced from their land?

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