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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. Where does Shumo live?

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

3. What symbol is on the bag the ku is in?

4. What is Henri's last name?

5. What is a popular destination for tourists to visit in Dolma's home region?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

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

7. Why does Dolma get upset with the white, Western Tibetan scholars?

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

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

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 the trauma that particularly Tenkyi and Lhamo experience growing up in a refugee camp? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Lama use the precious family possessions Lhamo's and Samphel's families, as well as may other families, bury in their homeland to symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the tone and language Lama uses throughout this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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