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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 280 - 345, Chapters 3 - 5 and Chapters 1 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the soldiers attach to roofs where Lhamo's people used to hang flags?
(a) Boxes that broadcast sound.
(b) Their own flags.
(c) Grain.
(d) Birds.

2. What do the camp's residents say to Tenkyi when she leaves?
(a) She is the camp's pride.
(b) She should never come back.
(c) She is like a leopard.
(d) She is like a walrus.

3. What incident seems to precipitate Palzom's decline in Part IV?
(a) Her defaulting on a loan.
(b) Her getting the flu.
(c) A physical fall.
(d) A falling-out with a manager.

4. Who does Lhamo tell a young Dolma never to speak to again?
(a) Holla.
(b) Mingmar.
(c) Aishar.
(d) Samphel.

5. Who is Dolma's mentor at the university in Toronto?
(a) Professor Ashang.
(b) Professor Wallace.
(c) Professor Nate.
(d) Professor Shumo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tenkyi make a makeshift version of to try to connect with Ama's spirit?

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

3. What special objects must surround a body so its spirit can find its way to the afterlife?

4. What is the first name of the woman who is the new owner of the ku in Part II?

5. In Part III, what does Tenkyi do in order to not defile the holy ku?

(see the answer key)

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