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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Ama say they should be ready to flee their home village?

3. What creature does Dolma remember seeing in her camp that was majestic?

4. What does Tenkyi do for a living in Toronto?

5. What does Dolma want to do with her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lama describe Lhamo's actual feelings when Tashi leaves her for good, as opposed to how Lhamo thinks she is expected to feel about this abandonment? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lhamo end up despising Samphel after they are reunited after many years for just one night? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What role does education play in upward mobility for the characters in this novel, and what happens to Tenkyi's promise as a star students? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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