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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 12, Nanda tells Raka that houses may burn and maybe even what?
(a) Whole villages.
(b) Monkey Point.
(c) The Pasteur Institute.
(d) Carignano.

2. Who refers to Raka as “the crazy one from Carignano” (91), at the end of Part II, Chapter 18?
(a) Nanda.
(b) The caretaker of the burnt house.
(c) The taxi driver.
(d) Ram Lal.

3. Nanda decides against writing a will because she does not want to have to invite who over?
(a) Asha.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) Tara.
(d) Raka.

4. Where do Ram Lal and Raka talk to one another in the evening?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the drawing room.
(c) In the guest room.
(d) By the Hamam.

5. Nanda can see that Ram Lal intrigues Raka as well as makes her feel what?
(a) Safe.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Funny.
(d) Smart.

6. At the beginning of Part II, Chapter 20, when Raka comes home, what does Nanda tell her she is nothing like?
(a) Nanda.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A mountain.
(d) The moon.

7. The scene Raka sees in Part II, Chapter 10 is more of what, than the fancy ball she expected?
(a) A costume party.
(b) A rock concert.
(c) A movie.
(d) A lecture.

8. What do Nanda and Raka watch together during tea at the start of Part II, Chapter 15?
(a) Langurs.
(b) Ram Lal clean.
(c) A movie.
(d) A storm.

9. What lake near her childhood home does Nanda tell Raka about at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 19?
(a) Lake India.
(b) Kasauli.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Dal Lake.

10. The beginning of Part II, Chapter 12, states that Raka’s “eyes darkened, as if with” what?
(a) Weariness.
(b) Evil.
(c) A secret.
(d) Makeup.

11. In Part II, Chapter 20, when the moon rises and the jackals howls, Raka is disappointed that the light is not from what?
(a) A forest fire.
(b) The Bazaar.
(c) A full moon.
(d) The Kasauli Club.

12. Nanda tells Raka that the full moon she thinks she sees in Part II, Chapter 12 is really what?
(a) Street Lights.
(b) Lights from the Institute.
(c) Searchlights.
(d) A forest fire.

13. What does Raka see outside in the morning after the storm at the start of Part II, Chapter 17?
(a) Birds.
(b) Langurs.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Lilies.

14. Where does the letter Nanda receives from Asha in Part II, Chapter 14 say Tara is?
(a) A nursing home in Geneva.
(b) A hospital in Greece.
(c) An apartment in Punjab.
(d) A nursing home in Kashmir.

15. At the end of Part II, Chapter 14, Nanda considers leaving what to Raka?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her Buddha.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Nanda at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 21?

2. As the fire burns, Raka goes to the window at night to see if it is any closer to where?

3. Where does Raka think is the best place she has ever lived?

4. Rama Lal tells Raka that a woman turned into what after looking at a churails feet?

5. Who is Ila Das having lunch with when she calls Nanda in Part II, Chapter 21?

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