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

2. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?
(a) Silk.
(b) A noose.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A scarf.

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

4. When was Nanda’s house built?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1776.

5. In Chapter 5, Nanda thinks of her life at the Vice Chancellor’s house in what state?
(a) Kashmir.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) New York.
(d) Punjab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?

2. What is the name of the house Nanda lives in in Kasauli?

3. What game did people from campus come to the Vice Chancellors to play?

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

5. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who had made several unsuccessful attempts to kill him in Carignano?

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