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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 does Dolma say she afforded the school fees for the British School she attended?
(a) Her sister paid.
(b) She snuck in and out.
(c) Her uncle paid.
(d) Her mother paid.

2. What does Gyalsten tell Lhamo she should learn to do in order to get married?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Clean.
(d) Cook.

3. What word means "Aunt" in Lhamo's language?
(a) Shumo.
(b) Ashang.
(c) Ama.
(d) Migmar.

4. Who does Lhamo feel most responsible for?
(a) Tenkyi.
(b) Dhondup.
(c) Migmar.
(d) Helios.

5. What does Pala's friend present to the family as a precious relic?
(a) The Farce.
(b) The Frigeon.
(c) The Helios.
(d) The ku, or Nameless Saint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ama known for?

2. Who does Lhamo's daughter live with in Part II?

3. What is some of Pala's advice for using tinder?

4. What were part of Lhamo's daily rituals in Nepal?

5. How many siblings does Lhamo have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lhamo's family and many other Tibetans do with their possessions before they leave home?

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

4. Why does Lhamo also not end up staying with Shumo?

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

6. How does Lhamo know her father is very ill?

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

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

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

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

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