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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 monkey.
(c) A rat snake.
(d) A jackal.

2. What does the name Raka mean?
(a) Flower.
(b) Insect.
(c) Fire.
(d) Moon.

3. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?
(a) Asha.
(b) The Vice Chancellor.
(c) Raka.
(d) Ram Lal.

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

5. When was Nanda’s house built?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1776.

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

7. What is the name of the house Nanda lives in in Kasauli?
(a) Dal Lake.
(b) Ram’s Lal.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Kashmir.

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

9. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Measles.
(c) Flu.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

11. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Silk.
(c) A noose.
(d) A scarf.

12. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

13. What is the title of Part II?
(a) Raka runs away.
(b) Nanda meets Raka.
(c) Raka comes to Carignano.
(d) Raka disturbs Carignano.

14. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?
(a) Hourly.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Never.

15. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?
(a) Have tea.
(b) Hug.
(c) Smile.
(d) Speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ram Lal suggest he cook for Raka in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 5, Nanda thinks of her life at the Vice Chancellor’s house in what state?

3. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?

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

5. What creature does Raka observe at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?

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