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

2. Who takes Po Dhundup's body on a journey?

3. What does "Ama" mean in Lhamo's language?

4. What special objects must surround a body so its spirit can find its way to the afterlife?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Dolma end up thinking of Gyalsten?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lama describe Dolma's frustrations over Western scholars' approach to studying and writing about Tibet? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lama describe the supposed magic and supernatural abilities of the ku, or the "Unnamed Saint"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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