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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. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?
(a) Esme.
(b) Raka.
(c) Asha.
(d) Tara.

2. Who were the party throwing owners of Carignano who lived there just prior to Nanda moving in?
(a) Miss Mavis and Miss Appleby.
(b) Raka and Asha.
(c) Miss Weaver and Miss Polson.
(d) The Hughes Sisters.

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

4. What game did people from campus come to the Vice Chancellors to play?
(a) Parcheesi.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Uno.

5. Which former resident of Carignano “poked a fork into her cook’s neck when he was choking on a mutton bone in the belief it would make an aperture for him to breathe through” (9)?
(a) Miss Shrewsbury.
(b) Miss Appleby.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Mary Jo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?

2. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?

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

4. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?

5. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?

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