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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, the letter from Asha is about which of her daughters?
(a) Tina.
(b) Tara.
(c) Raka.
(d) Isla.

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

3. In Chapter 5, Nanda compares her great-grandaughter’s visit as putting what around her neck?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Silk.
(c) A noose.
(d) A scarf.

4. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?
(a) The Hughes sisters.
(b) Miss Mavis and the pastor.
(c) The Applebys.
(d) The Shrewsburys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the description in Chapter 5, how did others view Nanda when she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s house?

2. In Part II, Chapter 2, Raka is surprised her parents never told her about what, which she sees out the window?

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

4. Who meets Raka at the taxi stand at the start of Part I, Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

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

3. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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