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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. What does Tenkyi tell Ama about the saint in Part III?

2. What is tucked into Lhamo's wedding dress?

3. Whose house does Lhamo visit when she goes to Gen Lobsang's relative's house?

4. Who is one of Tenkyi's first sexual partners?

5. How long after Tenkyi leaves the camp does her first letter arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Palzom eventually?

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

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

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

5. Who sponsors Tenkyi's schooling?

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

7. What has become of Samphel in Part III?

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

9. Where does Tenkyi end up keeping the ku for a while on her way to return it to the rich family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Lama describe as the source of most female characters' power in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Tenkyi fail to finish college, and what happens to her after she leaves college? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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