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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. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 4, Raka is bored at what “game” between Ila and Nanda?
(a) Charades.
(b) History.
(c) Old age.
(d) Bridge.

2. At the end of Part II, Chapter 6, Ram Lal and Raka take shelter inside from a dust storm leaving what still burning outside?
(a) Kasauli.
(b) The Hamam.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The garden.

3. What does the freakish ball at the club make Raka think of at the end of Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Her abusive father.
(b) Ram Lal’s stories.
(c) Nanda’s house.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. Nanda decides against writing a will because she does not want to have to invite who over?
(a) Raka.
(b) Tara.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Asha.

5. What was the room Nanda’s husband slept in before she had his bed moved there?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A dressing room.
(c) A closet.
(d) The living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel ends with Raka telling Nanda that she had just done what?

2. What does Ila Das ask Nanda if she still makes at the start of Part III, Chapter 3?

3. Who told Raka about the event she sneaks out to see in Part II, Chapter 10?

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

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

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