View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 - Part II: Chapter 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the fire burns, Raka goes to the window at night to see if it is any closer to where?
(a) The Kasauli Club.
(b) The Pasteur Institute.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Monkey Point.

2. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Neat and tidy.
(c) Regal.
(d) Extremely dilapidated.

3. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?
(a) Miss Mavis and the pastor.
(b) The Hughes sisters.
(c) The Applebys.
(d) The Shrewsburys.

4. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?
(a) The grainseller.
(b) The police.
(c) Ram Lal.
(d) The postman.

5. How does Nanda feel when Raka finally returns after scaling Monkey Point?
(a) Happy.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Thankful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Raka fall asleep near at the end of Part II, Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 4, the letter from Asha is about which of her daughters?

3. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?

4. What does Raka imagine she is when she is atop Monkey Point in Part II, Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the house Nanda lives in in Kasauli?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 221 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample