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

2. Who calls Nanda at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Ram Lal.
(b) Tara.
(c) Asha.
(d) Ila Das.

3. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

4. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?
(a) Tara.
(b) Raka.
(c) Asha.
(d) Esme.

5. What is Ram Lal preparing for Raka at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Her bath.
(c) Her pajamas.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nanda’s cook’s name?

2. What had Raka’s parents told her of the beauty of, which she sees out her window at Carignano?

3. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?

4. Nanda compares Raka’s round eyes to what?

5. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nanda reading in Part I, Chapter 8 and what does it say?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. How is Nanda’s life at the Vice Chancellor’s house described in Part I, Chapter 5?

6. In Part I, Chapter 9, when Nanda is feeling uneasy about Raka’s visit, what does she discuss with Ram Lal?

7. What does Ram Lal tell Raka of the house that had burned in a forest fire in a the end of Part II, Chapter 6?

8. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?

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

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

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