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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Raka looks for Ram Lal at the end of Chapter 2, what does she find him doing?
(a) Reading.
(b) Napping.
(c) Cooking Potatoes.
(d) Heating her bath.

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

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

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

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

9. Which former resident of Carignano “poked a fork into her cook’s neck when he was choking on a mutton bone in the belief it would make an aperture for him to breathe through” (9)?
(a) Miss Shrewsbury.
(b) Mary Jo.
(c) Miss Appleby.
(d) Mavis.

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

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

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

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

14. What does Ram Lal tell Raka the factories she sees are called?
(a) The Carignano Labs.
(b) Pasteur Institute.
(c) The Kasauli Laboratory.
(d) The Himalaya Institute.

15. Where does Asha’s daughter live with her husband and daughter?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Carignano.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Kasauli.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Part II?

3. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?

4. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?

5. Who were the party throwing owners of Carignano who lived there just prior to Nanda moving in?

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