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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Part II, Chapter 2, Raka searches for what creature under the stones?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Salamander.
(c) Praying Mantis.
(d) Hen.

2. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A fire.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A rat snake.

3. Nanda recites a poem to Raka by which poet in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

4. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?
(a) Anita Dennis.
(b) Anne Desai.
(c) Anita Desai.
(d) Desa Anita.

5. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?
(a) Her retirement.
(b) Her husband’s resignation.
(c) Her husband’s death.
(d) Her daughter’s illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka they make in the factories?

3. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?

4. What does the name Raka mean?

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

(see the answer key)

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