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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?
(a) Miss Appleby.
(b) Miss Appleton.
(c) Miss Hughes.
(d) Miss Mavis.

4. In Chapter 4, the letter from Asha is about which of her daughters?
(a) Isla.
(b) Raka.
(c) Tara.
(d) Tina.

5. Rather than opening the letter right away, Nanda watches what birds fight over an apricot?
(a) Robins.
(b) Bul-bul.
(c) Hens.
(d) Blue jays.

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

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

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

9. How is Ila Das’ voice described in Chapter 6?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Soothing.
(c) Deep.
(d) Shrill.

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

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) Coyotes.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Jackals.
(d) Owls.

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

13. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) She built a new house.
(b) She went crazy.
(c) She moved.
(d) She disappeared.

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

15. 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) Dinner.
(b) Kasauli.
(c) The Hamam.
(d) The garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?

2. What is the title of the section of the book Nanda is reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?

3. What lake does Raka look at in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

5. Where does Asha’s daughter live with her husband and daughter?

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