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

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

3. What is the title of the section of the book Nanda is reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) How to Decorate a Lonely Home.
(b) When a Woman Lives Alone.
(c) Pillow for One.
(d) The Opulence of Loneliness.

4. At the end of Part II, Chapter 6, Ram Lal and Raka take shelter inside from a dust storm leaving what still burning outside?
(a) The garden.
(b) Kasauli.
(c) The Hamam.
(d) Dinner.

5. What is Ram Lal preparing for Raka at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Tea.
(b) Her bath.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Her pajamas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?

3. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?

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

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

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