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

2. In Chapter 5, Nanda thinks of her life at the Vice Chancellor’s house in what state?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) New York.
(c) Punjab.
(d) Kashmir.

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

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

5. What is the title of Part I?
(a) Nanda Kaul at Carignano.
(b) Nanda gets a visit.
(c) Nanda Kaul and Ram Lal.
(d) Nanda and the Vice Chancellor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?

3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 6, Ram Lal and Raka take shelter inside from a dust storm leaving what still burning outside?

4. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?

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

4. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

5. In Chapter 2, what does the year 1947 signify in regards to Carignano?

6. What about Ram Lal and the postman’s walk up the hill irritates Nanda?

7. The end of Part I, Chapter 7 tells of the Vice Chancellor dropping off a guest at her home. What does this description hint at to the reader?

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

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

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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