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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. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?
(a) Miss Appleton.
(b) Miss Mavis.
(c) Miss Hughes.
(d) Miss Appleby.

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

3. What does Preet Singh do to Ila Das before raping her?
(a) He punches her.
(b) He kills her.
(c) He yells at her.
(d) He leaves her.

4. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) She moved.
(b) She disappeared.
(c) She went crazy.
(d) She built a new house.

5. After leaving her position at the college, what did Ila Das take a course to become, at Nanda’s suggestion?
(a) A nursemaid.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A social worker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?

3. Who does Nanda say is to blame for Ila Das not getting the position she wanted at the college?

4. Rama Lal tells Raka that a woman turned into what after looking at a churails feet?

5. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?

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