Questions for Reflection

  1. How did Dawa’s family die?
  2. Dawa gained a unique voice after his family’s death. What do you think would have happened to Dawa’s talent if they were still alive?
  3. What does 'Koto' mean? Was it an embarrassment to have such a name? Justify your answer by relating to some nicknames you use for your friends and family.
  4. Who was Dawa in his previous life?
  5. How and why did Dawa change his name from Koto to Dawa?
  6. Who is Molay?
  7. Why does Dawa create an imaginary lineage for himself?
  8. Describe Dawa’s journey from Paro to Thimphu.
  9. What does Dawa do in order to be selected as a leader?
  10. What are the qualities that a leader should have? Does Dawa have these qualities?
  11. Who is Dampa?
  12. What are the roles and functions of Dampa and Molay?
  13. Describe Dawa’s encounter with Dampa?
  14. If you were reborn as a dog how would you feel? Justify your answer by comparing yourself to Dawa.
  15. What is the importance of Dawa’s encounter with maid Sonam Pem?
  16. Is TV a threat to our national language, Dzongkha?
  17. What are the functions and responsibilities of different dog leaders?
  18. Identify the rules of the pack.
  19. Infer the meaning of the following lines: (Pg 54 last paragraph last line) “The only difference now between Dawa and the other leaders was that the others enjoyed their position of power, while Dawa worried and fretted over it.”
  20. Describe Dawa’s experience with mange.
  21. Who is Gelong Ma Pelmo?
  22. What role does the story of Gelong Ma Pelmo play upon Dawa?
  23. Dawa feels guilty and embarrassed after stealing food in Pelela. If you were in his place would you have felt the same? Justify your answer.
  24. Write the history of Kikila.
  25. What is deportation?
  26. What is the main reason for the deportation of dogs from Bumthang to Mongar?
  27. Instead of deportation dogs, can you propose an alternative to dig deportation?
  28. Discuss the dog dynamics in Mongar.
  29. What kind of followers did Dawa had in Thimphu?
  30. What do people of Tang use at night to light their house?
  31. Was it difficult for the people of Tang to communicate with each other? Justify your answer with examples.
  32. Describe how Dawa finds his way to Gelong Ma Pelmo’s cave?
  33. Elaborate 5-6 similes and metaphors from Dzongkha to English.
  34. Why does Dawa leave the hermit alone?
  35. What are the relationship among the moon, Dawa and Gelong Ma Pelmo’s cave?
  36. Do you think Dawa was cured because of Gelong Ma Pelmo? Justify your answer.
  37. What does Dawa realize from Molay’s death?
  38. Why does Dawa decide to retire to Changangkha Lhakhang in Thimphu? Justify your answer.
  39. What are some of the themes that emerge from the novel?
  40. What are some of the changes that Dawa sees after coming back to Paro and Thimphu?
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