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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Nanda thinks of her life at the Vice Chancellor’s house in what state?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Kashmir.
(c) New York.
(d) Punjab.

2. What is the title of Part I?
(a) Nanda Kaul at Carignano.
(b) Nanda gets a visit.
(c) Nanda and the Vice Chancellor.
(d) Nanda Kaul and Ram Lal.

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

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

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

6. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?
(a) Painful.
(b) Easy.
(c) Planned.
(d) Infuriating.

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

8. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?
(a) Tara.
(b) Asha.
(c) Raka.
(d) Esme.

9. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?
(a) Miss Appleby.
(b) Miss Hughes.
(c) Miss Appleton.
(d) Miss Mavis.

10. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?
(a) A jackal.
(b) A rat snake.
(c) A fire.
(d) A monkey.

11. What was the room Nanda’s husband slept in before she had his bed moved there?
(a) A dressing room.
(b) The living room.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A closet.

12. Who meets Raka at the taxi stand at the start of Part I, Chapter 10?
(a) Isla Das.
(b) The taxi driver.
(c) Ram Lal.
(d) Nanda.

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

14. What does Ram Lal say he and Nanda are at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Old.
(b) Sad.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Hilarious.

15. What does Ram Lal suggest he cook for Raka in Chapter 9?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Potato chips and ketchup.
(d) Cheeseburgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?

2. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?

3. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?

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

5. What does Ram Lal tell Raka they make in the factories?

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