2. At the end of Part II, Chapter 2, Raka searches for what creature under the stones?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Salamander.
(c) Praying Mantis.
(d) Hen.

3. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who had made several unsuccessful attempts to kill him in Carignano?
(a) Miss Hughes.
(b) Miss Appleby.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mavis.

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

5. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?
(a) The grainseller.
(b) The police.
(c) The postman.
(d) Ram Lal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?

2. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?

3. How is Ila Das’ voice described in Chapter 6?

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

5. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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