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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) Cookies.
(b) Goggles.
(c) Two moons.
(d) An insect.

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

3. When Nanda bumps her leg in Part I, Chapter 10, what colors does she compare the bruise to?
(a) A fire.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Eggplant.
(d) Old meat.

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

5. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?
(a) Silk.
(b) A noose.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A scarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?

2. Where does Asha wish to send her daughter over the summer?

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

4. What does Ram Lal say he and Nanda are at the end of Chapter 9?

5. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?

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