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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does Lhamo have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

3. When does Ama say they should be ready to flee their home village?
(a) When the sun is shining.
(b) When the clock strikes 12.
(c) When the moon is blanketed by clouds.
(d) When the harvest is done.

4. What is Ama known for?
(a) Being a friend.
(b) Being an oracle.
(c) Being a priest.
(d) Being a painter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lhamo's oldest friend in Part I?

2. What word means "Aunt" in Lhamo's language?

3. What does the person who takes Dolma's coat at the party mistake her for?

4. What does Lhamo often see in the thatched roof?

5. Who seems very ill in Lhamo's family at first when they start their travels into exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ama have to stop practicing what makes her special?

2. Why does Dolma get upset with the white, Western Tibetan scholars?

3. What does Dolma end up thinking of Gyalsten?

4. What does Tenkyi end up doing and behaving like in Toronto?

5. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

6. Who do some of the displaced people in the camp suggest, improbably, the refugees should ask for help?

7. Who takes care of Lhamo and Tenkyi after their parents' death?

8. What is unusual about the ku's appearance?

9. What prediction does Ama once make about Tenkyi and her role in the family?

10. What does Ashang Migmar do with Po Dhondup's body?

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