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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 - Part I: Chapters 1 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Nanda at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Asha.
(b) Tara.
(c) Ila Das.
(d) Ram Lal.

2. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 12.

3. Which former resident of Carignano “poked a fork into her cook’s neck when he was choking on a mutton bone in the belief it would make an aperture for him to breathe through” (9)?
(a) Miss Shrewsbury.
(b) Mary Jo.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Miss Appleby.

4. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?
(a) Esme.
(b) Tara.
(c) Raka.
(d) Asha.

5. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?
(a) Miss Mavis.
(b) Miss Appleby.
(c) Miss Hughes.
(d) Miss Appleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did people from campus come to the Vice Chancellors to play?

2. Who had the house built for his wife in 1843?

3. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?

4. What was the room Nanda’s husband slept in before she had his bed moved there?

5. How is Ila Das’ voice described in Chapter 6?

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