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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Nanda writes Asha to tell her what about Raka?
(a) That Raka is ill.
(b) That Raka is annoying.
(c) That she arrived safely.
(d) That Raka disappears for hours.

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

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

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

5. What is Tara’s daughter’s name?
(a) Rieko.
(b) Rita.
(c) Raquel.
(d) Raka.

6. At the end of Part II, Chapter 6, Ram Lal and Raka take shelter inside from a dust storm leaving what still burning outside?
(a) The garden.
(b) Kasauli.
(c) The Hamam.
(d) Dinner.

7. What creature does Raka observe at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Snake.
(b) Hen.
(c) Owl.
(d) Jackal.

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

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

10. In Part II, Chapter 2, Raka is surprised her parents never told her about what, which she sees out the window?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) Forest Fires.
(c) Kasauli.
(d) Factories.

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

12. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?
(a) The postman.
(b) The police.
(c) The grainseller.
(d) Ram Lal.

13. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, Nanda still sees Raka as a what?
(a) Friend.
(b) Roommate.
(c) Intruder.
(d) Lifesaver.

14. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?
(a) Her husband’s death.
(b) Her husband’s resignation.
(c) Her retirement.
(d) Her daughter’s illness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?

2. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?

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

4. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?

5. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?

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