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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Lhamo give Tenkyi as she leaves?
(a) Not to take drugs.
(b) Not to sleep with men she does not know.
(c) Not to trust anyone.
(d) To trust everyone.

2. What does Lhamo discover has become of Samphel in Part III?
(a) He has died.
(b) He is a chef.
(c) He is becoming a monk.
(d) He is a lawyer.

3. Who finds Tashi in the ditch?
(a) Mo Jena.
(b) Mo Yena.
(c) Mo Cena.
(d) Mo Pema.

4. What does Samphel say he does for a living in Part IV?
(a) Hairstyling.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Books for a taxi company.

5. Who goes to Northern India to find his niece?
(a) Pasang.
(b) Yington.
(c) Riverton.
(d) Vibi.

6. What is a form of protest that a nun takes in Part III?
(a) Holding a sign and marching.
(b) Chaining one's body to a fence.
(c) Hunger striking.
(d) Immolation.

7. What stranger is interested in the ku in Part III?
(a) Jangya La.
(b) Shangri La.
(c) Hebing La.
(d) Kesang La.

8. Whose house does Lhamo visit when she goes to Gen Lobsang's relative's house?
(a) Shumo Illis's.
(b) Shumo Wringel's.
(c) Shumo Yangsel's.
(d) Shumo Helios's.

9. Who does Samphel think has always been too thin?
(a) Tenkyi.
(b) His mother.
(c) Parvati.
(d) Yokuta.

10. What do the camp's residents say to Tenkyi when she leaves?
(a) She is like a walrus.
(b) She is like a leopard.
(c) She should never come back.
(d) She is the camp's pride.

11. What does Tenkyi think she must learn to do for herself?
(a) Speak for herself.
(b) Advocate for herself.
(c) Be sad for herself.
(d) Protect herself.

12. What does Tenkyi tell Ama about the saint in Part III?
(a) It is back in the camp.
(b) It has been smashed.
(c) It is in a museum.
(d) It has come back.

13. Where is Tenkyi set to go to school?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) America.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Canada.

14. What does Samphel want to recover more than anything else?
(a) His ring.
(b) His mother's portrait.
(c) His fireplace tile.
(d) His diary.

15. How does Tenkyi first see the Nameless Saint as a child?
(a) While Pala was holding it.
(b) In a ditch somewhere.
(c) Floating high above her in Ama's fingers.
(d) While Lhamo was holding it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tenkyi often make for Dolma?

2. What term of affection does Lhamo use for Gen Lobsang?

3. What prize did His Holiness once win?

4. Where does Palzom eventually return to?

5. Who does everyone think - wrongly - is the father of Lhamo's baby?

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