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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. How does Gen Lobsang describe his own brother?

2. Which former student of Tenkyi's approaches her on the street?

3. What does Lhamo tie around Samphel's wrist?

4. What incident seems to precipitate Palzom's decline in Part IV?

5. Who finds Tashi in the ditch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people need to keep lamps burning around a recently deceased body in Tibetan tradition?

2. What is one way some Tibetan exiles make money in Part III?

3. In Part III, where is Tenkyi finally set to go?

4. Who sponsors Tenkyi's schooling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does Lama describe the meaning and symbolism of the ku (the Nameless Saint) to Ama, Lhamor, Tenkyi, and Dolma? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Lhamo's and Tenkyi's understanding of the mother, Ama's, oracle powers change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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