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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gyalsten tell Lhamo she should learn to do in order to get married?
(a) Sing.
(b) Cook.
(c) Clean.
(d) Dance.

2. Who is a respected teacher and elder in the camp?
(a) Gen Genla.
(b) Gen Lobsang.
(c) Gen Hlio.
(d) Gen Riki.

3. What does Lhamo often see in the thatched roof?
(a) Owls.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Lice.
(d) Mice.

4. Who does Lhamo's daughter live with in Part II?
(a) Ashang Migmar.
(b) Tenkyi.
(c) Samphel.
(d) Ama.

5. What is Henri's last name?
(a) Helios.
(b) Riki.
(c) Marquez.
(d) Giroux.

6. What is the name of Lhamo's camp?
(a) Helios.
(b) Fig.
(c) Jawalakhel.
(d) Rendi.

7. What do Lhamo and the others sleep on in the camp?
(a) The bare floor.
(b) Cots.
(c) Mattresses.
(d) Straw.

8. Who arrives in the camp in Part I that changes everything for Lhamo?
(a) Helio.
(b) Riki.
(c) Fig.
(d) Samphel.

9. What is some of Pala's advice for using tinder?
(a) Eat some first.
(b) Always give some away.
(c) You do not really need tinder.
(d) Start with less than you think you need.

10. What does Horowitz try to figure out about Dolma in their conversation in Part II?
(a) Whether she wants to write a book about him.
(b) Whether she is an oracle.
(c) What her age is.
(d) Whether she is from a wealthy family.

11. What special objects must surround a body so its spirit can find its way to the afterlife?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Butter lamps.
(c) Candy.
(d) Prayer flags.

12. How old is Tenkyi when Ama has her initiation?
(a) 14.
(b) Almost 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

13. What is Lhamo's daughter's name?
(a) Tenkyi.
(b) Dolma.
(c) Lhaksa.
(d) Dawa.

14. What do Dolma and some other Tibetans call Americans?
(a) Ari.
(b) Rari.
(c) Beki.
(d) Heli.

15. What does "Ama" mean in Lhamo's language?
(a) Brother.
(b) Father.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tenkyi go to for help about getting the ku back in Part II?

2. What falls out of the sky on the villagers?

3. Who takes Po Dhundup's body on a journey?

4. Who does Lhamo see in a dream or vision in Part II?

5. What were part of Lhamo's daily rituals in Nepal?

(see the answer keys)

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