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

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

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

5. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?
(a) Tai Chi.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Badminton.
(d) Stillness.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

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

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

5. When was Nanda’s house built?

(see the answer key)

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