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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. What is the first name of the woman who is the new owner of the ku in Part II?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jane.
(d) Martha.

2. What is one of Lhamo's skills in the camp?
(a) Rope weaver.
(b) Oracle.
(c) Cook.
(d) Roofer.

3. How old is Tenkyi when Ama has her initiation?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) Almost 10.
(d) 14.

4. What do Lhamo's people do with their possessions before they are forced from their land?
(a) Ship them to America.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Burn them.

5. What does Horowitz try to figure out about Dolma in their conversation in Part II?
(a) Whether she is from a wealthy family.
(b) What her age is.
(c) Whether she is an oracle.
(d) Whether she wants to write a book about him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lhamo's daughter live in Part II?

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

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

4. Who is Pala's friend who tries to help him when he is in need in Part I?

5. What is Henri's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ama do when Pala is obviously so ill?

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

3. What is Dolma's reaction to seeing the ku in Part II?

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

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

6. How does Lhamo foil Shumo's plan for Tenkyi?

7. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

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

9. What is the power of Lhamo's mother's mirror?

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

(see the answer keys)

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