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

2. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?
(a) Anita Dennis.
(b) Desa Anita.
(c) Anita Desai.
(d) Anne Desai.

3. What is the name of the house Nanda lives in in Kasauli?
(a) Dal Lake.
(b) Kashmir.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Ram’s Lal.

4. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?
(a) Regal.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Neat and tidy.
(d) Extremely dilapidated.

5. When Raka looks for Ram Lal at the end of Chapter 2, what does she find him doing?
(a) Heating her bath.
(b) Reading.
(c) Napping.
(d) Cooking Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?

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

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

4. When was Nanda’s house built?

5. In Chapter 4, Nanda writes Asha to tell her what about Raka?

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