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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. Who says no one is coming to help the Tibetans in Part I?

2. Who seems very ill in Lhamo's family at first when they start their travels into exile?

3. What is Lhamo's daughter's name?

4. Who does Lhamo tell a young Dolma never to speak to again?

5. Who starves to death on the journey to the camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lama describe Lhamo's relationship with Tenkyi, and how does the dynamic between the sisters shift over time? 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

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.

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