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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who were the party throwing owners of Carignano who lived there just prior to Nanda moving in?
(a) Miss Mavis and Miss Appleby.
(b) The Hughes Sisters.
(c) Miss Weaver and Miss Polson.
(d) Raka and Asha.

3. 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) Jackals.
(c) Owls.
(d) Monsters.

4. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?
(a) Her husband’s death.
(b) Her retirement.
(c) Her husband’s resignation.
(d) Her daughter’s illness.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nanda feel about Asha’s request to have Raka stay with her in Carignano for the summer?

2. How does Nanda feel about Carignano compared to the Vice Chancellor’s house?

3. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the Pasteur Institute and why she should not go there at night?

4. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?

5. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

6. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?

7. Why does Nanda send Ram Lal to the taxi stand to meet Raka when she first arrives rather than going herself?

8. How does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?

9. In Chapter 1, why does Nanda Kaul hope the postman does not stop at her house?

10. Though Raka has heard of the beauty of the Himalayas she is surprised nobody ever told her of the factory she sees from her window. What is the factory called and what does Ram Lal tell Raka about it?

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