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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. In Part II, who does Shumo want to stay in the city with her at first?

2. What is a popular destination for tourists to visit in Dolma's home region?

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

4. What is the name of Lhamo's camp?

5. What does Horowitz try to figure out about Dolma in their conversation in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ama have to stop practicing what makes her special?

5. Why does Dolma get upset with the white, Western Tibetan scholars?

6. How does Lhamo's culture generally view teachers?

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

8. What is unusual about the ku's appearance?

9. What does Ashang Migmar do with Po Dhondup's body?

10. Why does Ama decide that her family should leave their home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lama describe Lhamo's actual feelings when Tashi leaves her for good, as opposed to how Lhamo thinks she is expected to feel about this abandonment? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are Lhamo's first recollections of the treatment of the invading forces on her family and neighbors early in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What realization does Lhamo come to when she finds that most of her parents' possessions are gone, long after they have died? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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