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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Nanda reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.
(b) Sei Shonagon’s Pillow.
(c) All about Pillows.
(d) On Living Alone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to the description in Chapter 5, how did others view Nanda when she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s house?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A maid.
(c) A queen.
(d) Annoying.

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

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

11. Ram Lal tells Raka in Part II, Chapter 3 to avoid the factory at night because of what creatures, which come out at night?
(a) Owls.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Jackals.

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

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

14. 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.

15. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Raka mean?

2. What is the name of the club Raka ends up at instead of Carignano garden at the end of Part II, Chapter 5?

3. When Nanda bumps her leg in Part I, Chapter 10, what colors does she compare the bruise to?

4. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?

5. At the end of Part II, Chapter 2, Raka searches for what creature under the stones?

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