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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 - Part I: Chapters 8-10 and Part II: Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the club Raka ends up at instead of Carignano garden at the end of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Kasauli.
(b) Chandigarh.
(c) Club Bazaar.
(d) Sanawar.

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?
(a) Silk.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A noose.
(d) A necklace.

5. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Silk sheets.
(c) Books.
(d) A refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?

3. In Part II, Chapter 2, Raka is surprised her parents never told her about what, which she sees out the window?

4. Rather than opening the letter right away, Nanda watches what birds fight over an apricot?

5. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?

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