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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 - Part II: Chapter 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) She moved.
(b) She went crazy.
(c) She built a new house.
(d) She disappeared.

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

3. Who calls Nanda at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Ram Lal.
(b) Asha.
(c) Tara.
(d) Ila Das.

4. Who had the house built for his wife in 1843?
(a) The Postman.
(b) Ram Lal.
(c) Colonel Macdougal.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The beginning of Part II, Chapter 12, states that Raka’s “eyes darkened, as if with” what?

2. Nanda compares Raka’s round eyes to what?

3. What does Raka sneak out to see at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 10?

4. How does Nanda feel when Raka finally returns after scaling Monkey Point?

5. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?

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