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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 - Part III: Chapters 1 -13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ila Das call Nanda from in Part II, Chapter 21?
(a) Her house.
(b) Her driveway.
(c) Sanawar.
(d) The bazaar.

3. As Ila discusses her work with Nanda in Part III, Chapter 8, Ila says she struggles to get people to go where when sick or hurt?
(a) The church.
(b) To sleep.
(c) The clinic.
(d) Her house.

4. How do Nanda and Raka feel watching the storm in Part II, Chapter 15?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Restless.

5. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey point in Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) A pony ride.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shouts at Ila Das while she is walking to Carignano?

2. The scene Raka sees in Part II, Chapter 10 is more of what, than the fancy ball she expected?

3. Nanda tells Raka that when her mother came to visit Carignano she sang that rainy days were what?

4. What is Ila Das’ sister’s name?

5. How does Raka react to the information about her mother at the end of Part II, Chapter 17?

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