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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Lhamo's people do with their possessions before they are forced from their land?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Ship them to America.
(d) Burn them.

3. Who says no one is coming to help the Tibetans in Part I?
(a) Bi Mumar.
(b) Ki Ku.
(c) Au Rignam.
(d) Hi Filian.

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

5. Who takes Po Dhundup's body on a journey?
(a) Pala.
(b) Ama.
(c) Ashang Migmar.
(d) Shumo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new word Lhamo hears to describe herself and her family as displaced people?

2. Where does Lhamo's daughter live in Part II?

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

4. Where is Lhamo born?

5. Who shows Lhamo the relic at the party in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about Ama in Chapter 1?

2. What is Dolma's reaction to seeing the ku in Part II?

3. What does Lhamo's family and many other Tibetans do with their possessions before they leave home?

4. Who takes care of Lhamo and Tenkyi after their parents' death?

5. Who do some of the displaced people in the camp suggest, improbably, the refugees should ask for help?

6. What is the legend around the Ku, or the Nameless Saint?

7. Why does Mo Yutok tell Lhamo not to reply to the spirits if they call her in Part II?

8. What is the power of Lhamo's mother's mirror?

9. What does Ama do when Pala is obviously so ill?

10. How does Dolma try to achieve her dream of becoming a Tibetan scholar?

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