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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 is the vehicle ridden most often by Momo in the novel?

2. The women whom Momo encounters maintain that the mule train is ___________.

3. What boy comes to Momo's aid in Chapter 4?

4. What have Momo and her mother forgotten?

5. Where did Momo first see the kind of dog she wanted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Momo initially depart on her journey in Chapter 2? What does she pass through?

2. What does Momo's mother tell the tradesmen in Chapter 1? What is their response?

3. How are Chapters 3 and 4 structurally developed in the novel? What elements stand out?

4. Who comes to Momo's house after the monsoon?

5. Where is Momo traveling in Chapter 3? What does she hope to find there?

6. What elements of Momo's character maintain her focus along the journey? How is this shown in Chapters 3 and 4?

7. What does Momo do at age eight to get the Buddha's attention to her prayers? What do the priests tell Momo?

8. How does Momo feel at nightfall in Chapter 2? What happens at the end of the chapter?

9. Where does Chapter 1, The Gift of a Red-Gold Lhasa Terrier begin? In what voice is the narrative?

10. Describe Momo's community and their religious beliefs. What does Momo understand of Buddha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the locations, cultures, and people of Sedonchin and Lingtam. What conflicts does Momo face in Lingtam? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Define and identify the literary elements of exposition and rising action in plot structure. How do the events in Chapter 2 propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting at the beginning of Daughter of the Mountains. What is the name of Momo's village? How big is it? What time does the story take place in?

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