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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. Who is Pala's friend who tries to help him when he is in need in Part I?
(a) Po Dhondup.
(b) Po Riki.
(c) Po Dala.
(d) Po Helio.

2. What do the invaders wish to be called?
(a) Federlo.
(b) The Army.
(c) People's Liberation Army.
(d) Gyasi.

3. What do the soldiers attach to roofs where Lhamo's people used to hang flags?
(a) Birds.
(b) Grain.
(c) Boxes that broadcast sound.
(d) Their own flags.

4. Who does Lhamo tell a young Dolma never to speak to again?
(a) Holla.
(b) Samphel.
(c) Aishar.
(d) Mingmar.

5. What falls out of the sky on the villagers?
(a) Candy.
(b) Leaflets.
(c) Acid rain.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one of Lhamo's skills in the camp?

3. Who tells Lhamo not to reply if the spirits call her?

4. Where do the elders want Tenkyi to go?

5. What do the Tibetans call the invaders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dolma try to achieve her dream of becoming a Tibetan scholar?

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

3. What is the legend around the Ku, or the Nameless Saint?

4. Why does Mo Yutok tell Lhamo not to reply to the spirits if they call her in Part II?

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

6. What plan of Shumo's does Lhamo overhear concerning Tenkyi?

7. Why does Ama decide that her family should leave their home?

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

9. Why does Dolma hope Gyalsten might be able to help with the problem of the ku?

10. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

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