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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. Who is late for tea at the beginning of Part III?
(a) Ila Das.
(b) Raka.
(c) Ram Lal.
(d) Nanda.

2. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?
(a) Ram Lal.
(b) The Vice Chancellor.
(c) Asha.
(d) Raka.

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

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

5. The scene Raka sees in Part II, Chapter 10 is more of what, than the fancy ball she expected?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A costume party.
(c) A movie.
(d) A rock concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part II, Chapter 13, Raka and Ram Lal try to shoo away a band of what, which had descended on the apricot trees and hydrangeas?

2. In Part II, Chapter 12, Nanda tells Raka that houses may burn and maybe even what?

3. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?

4. Though Nanda prefers solitude, she cannot help but try to encourage Raka to go where to be among people?

5. What book is Nanda reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?

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