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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 does Nanda tell Raka the letter said about her mother?
(a) That she was better.
(b) That she was ill.
(c) That she was coming to visit.
(d) That she died.

2. Who does Raka fall asleep near at the end of Part II, Chapter 12?
(a) Nanda.
(b) Isla Das.
(c) The Buddha statue.
(d) Ram Lal.

3. What does Nanda tell Raka her father had at their home in Part II, Chapter 19?
(a) A private jet.
(b) A soccer field.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A private zoo.

4. Nanda struggles to find a way to keep Raka’s interested in Part II, Chapter 20 and realizes that Raka’s indifference is what to Nanda?
(a) Humorous.
(b) A nuisance.
(c) A challenge.
(d) Endearing.

5. What does Raka see outside in the morning after the storm at the start of Part II, Chapter 17?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Birds.
(c) Langurs.
(d) Sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part II, Chapter 21, what does Nanda think she should remove from her house?

2. In Part II, Chapter 14, Nanda thinks of how independent Raka is, and how she does what, unlike all other children she has known?

3. Where does Nanda suggest they go for their walk in Part II, Chapter 7?

4. Nanda tells Raka that when her mother came to visit Carignano she sang that rainy days were what?

5. How do Nanda and Raka feel watching the storm in Part II, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?

2. In Part II, Chapter 20 when Raka is outside with Nanda and sees the moon rise, she is disappointed that the light from the moon is not what?

3. Who does Nanda tell Raka are destroying her quiet little place?

4. Describe Raka’s behavior after Nanda tells her what she thought was a full moon was really a forest fire in Part II, Chapter 12?

5. How does Raka recall the parties that her father had her go to as a child?

6. Even though Nanda prefers solitude, what does she continue to suggest to Raka as described in Part II, Chapter 9?

7. What is Raka’s reaction to the wild costume party she sees at the club when she sneaks out in Part II, Chapter 10 and 11? What does it make her think of?

8. When they reach Monkey Point, Nanda tells Raka to go up alone. How has Nanda’s mood changed once Raka returned from scaling Monkey Point?

9. At the start of Part II, Chapter 14 a letter arrives at Carignano. Who is it from and what does it say?

10. What fantastical stories does Nanda tell her about the things her father kept at their home in Kashmir?

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