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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lhamo do for the first time in Part III?
(a) Has a vision.
(b) Drinks alcohol.
(c) Sews.
(d) Rides in an airplane.

2. Who is one of Tenkyi's first sexual partners?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ren.
(c) Kiran.
(d) Tashi.

3. How does Tenkyi think of the ku's expression?
(a) As mournful.
(b) As joyful.
(c) As suspicious.
(d) As neutral.

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

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

6. What does Tenkyi sometimes wonder about herself?
(a) If she will ever have a child.
(b) How solid her grip on reality is.
(c) If she will ever see Tashi again.
(d) How pretty she is.

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

8. Who drives the jeep that takes Tenkyi away in Part III?
(a) Ama.
(b) Samphel.
(c) Ashang.
(d) Tashi.

9. Who is one of the most devoted volunteers in Tenkyi's Canadian community?
(a) Migmar.
(b) Helen.
(c) Pasang.
(d) Jane.

10. In Part III, what does Tenkyi do in order to not defile the holy ku?
(a) Dances.
(b) Eats.
(c) Sings.
(d) Covers her face with her dress.

11. What does Samphel do to betray Lhamo?
(a) Steals her money.
(b) Tells rumors about her.
(c) Steals her car.
(d) Tells he he wants to see her, but then disappears after they have sex.

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

13. What does Tenkyi reveal she never did with Tashi?
(a) Dance.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Argue.
(d) Swim.

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

15. What does Tenkyi often make for Dolma?
(a) Omelettes.
(b) Fires.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Cocktails.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Tenkyi leaves the camp does her first letter arrive?

2. What is a general term of affection in Tenkyi's culture?

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

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

5. What is Lhamo embarrassed about of herself when she sees Samphel again in Part IV after many years?

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