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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 - Part I: Chapters 8-10 and Part II: Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka they make in the factories?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Candy.
(c) Serum for injections.
(d) Buddha Statues.

3. What lake does Raka look at in Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Eerie.
(b) Chandigarh.
(c) Kasauli.
(d) Dal.

4. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) Books.
(c) Silk sheets.
(d) Flowers.

5. At the end of Part II, Chapter 2, Raka searches for what creature under the stones?
(a) Salamander.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Hen.
(d) Praying Mantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?

2. What is the title of Part II?

3. Who meets Raka at the taxi stand at the start of Part I, Chapter 10?

4. What was the room Nanda’s husband slept in before she had his bed moved there?

5. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?

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