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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. Nanda compares Raka’s round eyes to what?
(a) Goggles.
(b) An insect.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Two moons.

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

3. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?
(a) Ram Lal.
(b) Asha.
(c) Raka.
(d) Tara.

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

5. What is the main character of Fire on the Mountain’s name?
(a) Asha.
(b) Ram Lal.
(c) Raka.
(d) Nanda Kaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?

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

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

4. Who calls Nanda at the start of Chapter 6?

5. What is the title of Part II?

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