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

2. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Never.
(d) Hourly.

3. What is the title of the section of the book Nanda is reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) How to Decorate a Lonely Home.
(b) The Opulence of Loneliness.
(c) When a Woman Lives Alone.
(d) Pillow for One.

4. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?
(a) Raka.
(b) Ram Lal.
(c) Asha.
(d) Tara.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tara’s daughter’s name?

3. According to the description in Chapter 5, how did others view Nanda when she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s house?

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

5. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?

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