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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 - Part III: Chapters 1 -13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tara’s daughter’s name?
(a) Rieko.
(b) Rita.
(c) Raquel.
(d) Raka.

2. Who would often sympathetically give Ila Das a little extra garlic or chilies, not knowing she did not eat them?
(a) Preet Singh.
(b) Ram Lal.
(c) The grainseller.
(d) Nanda.

3. After seeing a headless man with a shawl dripping with blood, Raka runs off doing what?
(a) Soaring.
(b) Crying.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Doing Cartwheels.

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

5. After declining to meet Ila Das for lunch, where does Nanda offer to meet her for tea the next day?
(a) Kasauli.
(b) Sanawar.
(c) Ila’s house.
(d) Nanda’s house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nanda tell Raka her father had at their home in Part II, Chapter 19?

2. What does Nanda tell Raka the letter said about her mother?

3. At the start of Part II, Chapter 7, after finishing their tea, Nanda says she will join Raka to do what?

4. Who does Ila Das say hates her and blames for getting in the way of her work?

5. What book is Nanda reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?

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