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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 does Tenkyi call about the Nameless Saint but receive no answer from?

2. What does Lhamo find in Ama's things that surprises her?

3. What does Lhamo gather has happened to many of her parents' things?

4. What does Palzon work as when she first gets to Canada?

5. Where does Palzom eventually return to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who in the camp helps set up Tenkyi's schooling?

2. In Part IV, why is Lhamo embarrassed about her hands?

3. How does Samphel break Lhamo's heart in Part IV?

4. What does Tenkyi still believe the ku can do in Part IV?

5. What does Tenkyi end up doing when she gets to the Cabrini mansion with the ku?

6. What does Mo Sakya tell Lhamo about Samphel and her feelings for him?

7. How does Tenkyi's first letter describe Delhi?

8. Why does Tenkyi send Dolma on a plane to Nepal?

9. What do Lhamo and Tenkyi do just before Tenkyi leaves?

10. Why does Lhamo marrying Tashi cause tension with Tenkyi?

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

Why do you think Lama chose to write this novel from the perspectives of four different narrators from the first-person perspective? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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