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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 word means "Aunt" in Lhamo's language?

2. Who does one person suggest asking for help with the Tibetans' plight in Part I?

3. What kind of flags do Lhamo's people routinely hang?

4. What do Lhamo's people call the Dalai Lama?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Dolma end up thinking of Gyalsten?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does the ku end up in the end of the novel, and how do the main characters feel about its fate (including Tenkyi, Dolma, and Samphel?) Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What realization does Lhamo come to when she finds that most of her parents' possessions are gone, long after they have died? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is Dolma's and Samphel's experience at the border at the end of the novel, and how does Samphel in particular frame the sorrow and angst they both feel for Dolma? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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