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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is not in Samphel's nature, according to Samphel?
(a) Leaving things alone.
(b) Making enough to live on.
(c) Persisting.
(d) Praying.

3. Who is Gen Lobsang's mother?
(a) Lo Sakya.
(b) Lo Helia.
(c) Lo Skara.
(d) Lo Jaynar.

4. What does Palzon work as when she first gets to Canada?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A house cleaner.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nanny.

5. How long after Tenkyi leaves the camp does her first letter arrive?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

6. What does Lhamo find in Ama's things that surprises her?
(a) Ama's lipstick.
(b) Ama's diary.
(c) Ama's leopard skin.
(d) Ama's prayer book.

7. Where does Palzom eventually return to?
(a) India.
(b) Mexico.
(c) America.
(d) Nepal.

8. What is a general term of affection in Tenkyi's culture?
(a) Ha.
(b) Sa.
(c) La.
(d) Ba.

9. Why does Lhamo think she and Tashi are a bad couple?
(a) He is gay.
(b) They have different birthdays.
(c) She is gay.
(d) They do not belong together.

10. In Part III, who is Lhamo's closest friend?
(a) Jana.
(b) Hela.
(c) Rana.
(d) Dawa.

11. What does Tenkyi implore the Nameless Saint to let her take from it?
(a) Food.
(b) Help.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Happiness.

12. How does Lhamo feel when Tashi finally leaves for good?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Inconsolable.
(d) Free.

13. What does Tenkyi say she needs to do with the Nameless Saint?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Eat it.
(c) Get it back to Nepal.
(d) Return it to the Cabrini house.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samphel ask Lhamo to help him recover?

2. Who does Tenkyi call about the Nameless Saint but receive no answer from?

3. What prize did His Holiness once win?

4. What do the camp's residents say to Tenkyi when she leaves?

5. What does Tenkyi reveal she never did with Tashi?

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