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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lhamo tie around Samphel's wrist?
(a) A prayer flag.
(b) A string to remember.
(c) A bracelet she made.
(d) A handcuff.

2. Who does Tenkyi say she slept with in Part IV?
(a) Her mortgage manager.
(b) Her professor.
(c) A waiter who is a stranger.
(d) Her sister's boyfriend.

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

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

5. What does Ashang Migmar ask Lhamo to do in Part IV that surprises her?
(a) Cut his bracelet off.
(b) Cut his ceremonial long hair.
(c) Get him a new job.
(d) Make a grave for him.

6. What does Ashang tell the stranger in Part III he used to do for a living?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Lanscaper.
(d) Salt farmer.

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

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

9. Who asks Lhamo to marry him?
(a) Samphel.
(b) Jimar.
(c) Tashi.
(d) Gen Lobsang.

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

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

12. What does Samphel remember Lhamo saying to him after they had sex?
(a) That's that.
(b) We're a couple now.
(c) Well?
(d) Now you've seen my body.

13. Who is one of Tenkyi's first friends back in Delhi?
(a) Dawa.
(b) Tashi.
(c) Lhaksa.
(d) Palzom.

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

15. What prize did His Holiness once win?
(a) Pulitzer Prize.
(b) Dalinger Prize.
(c) National Book Award.
(d) Nobel Peace Prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house does Lhamo visit when she goes to Gen Lobsang's relative's house?

2. What is not in Samphel's nature, according to Samphel?

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

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

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

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