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

2. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
(a) Flu.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Measles.

3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, Nanda still sees Raka as a what?
(a) Roommate.
(b) Intruder.
(c) Lifesaver.
(d) Friend.

4. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?
(a) Silk sheets.
(b) Books.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) Flowers.

5. What is the title of the section of the book Nanda is reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) Pillow for One.
(b) How to Decorate a Lonely Home.
(c) The Opulence of Loneliness.
(d) When a Woman Lives Alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Nanda at the start of Chapter 6?

2. What does the name Raka mean?

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

4. What is the title of Part I?

5. What is Ram Lal preparing for Raka at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

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

4. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?

5. 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?

6. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the snake she tells him she saw in Part II, Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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