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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. As the fire burns, Raka goes to the window at night to see if it is any closer to where?
(a) The Kasauli Club.
(b) The Pasteur Institute.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Monkey Point.

2. Where does Ila Das stop on her way home from her tea at Nanda’s house?
(a) The bazaar.
(b) The movies.
(c) Pasteur Institute.
(d) Kasauli Club.

3. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) Flu.
(b) Measles.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. What does Ila Das call Nanda’s home when she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?
(a) Her home away from home.
(b) A shack.
(c) A dump.
(d) A fortress.

5. In addition to leopard cats, peacocks, lorises, and a cub, what animal does Nanda tell Raka they had at her childhood home?
(a) Giraffes.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Pangolin.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Raka’s parents told her of the beauty of, which she sees out her window at Carignano?

2. What does Ila Das pretend to play while she sings, to both Raka and Nanda’s horror?

3. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?

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

5. What does Raka “ache for” (120) while listening to Ila speak?

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