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

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

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

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

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

6. When Nanda bumps her leg in Part I, Chapter 10, what colors does she compare the bruise to?
(a) Sunset.
(b) A fire.
(c) Old meat.
(d) Eggplant.

7. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?
(a) Silk sheets.
(b) Books.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A refrigerator.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What had Raka’s parents told her of the beauty of, which she sees out her window at Carignano?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) Carignano.
(c) Nanda’s Garden.
(d) The Pasteur Institute.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka the factories she sees are called?

3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, Nanda still sees Raka as a what?

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

5. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?

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