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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 - Part I: Chapters 1 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Ila Das’ voice described in Chapter 6?
(a) Deep.
(b) Soothing.
(c) Shrill.
(d) Elegant.

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

3. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who had made several unsuccessful attempts to kill him in Carignano?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Miss Appleby.
(c) Mary.
(d) Miss Hughes.

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

5. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?
(a) Miss Mavis and the pastor.
(b) The Applebys.
(c) The Hughes sisters.
(d) The Shrewsburys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who had the house built for his wife in 1843?

3. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?

4. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?

5. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?

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