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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. Nanda is jealous of Raka’s relationship with whom at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?
(a) Ram Lal.
(b) Isla Das.
(c) Asha.
(d) Tara.

2. What does Raka sneak out to see at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 10?
(a) The burnt cottage.
(b) A big party at the club.
(c) The jackals.
(d) Monkey Point.

3. The scene Raka sees in Part II, Chapter 10 is more of what, than the fancy ball she expected?
(a) A movie.
(b) A costume party.
(c) A lecture.
(d) A rock concert.

4. Nanda can see that Ram Lal intrigues Raka as well as makes her feel what?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Smart.
(c) Safe.
(d) Funny.

5. Where does Ila Das call Nanda from in Part II, Chapter 21?
(a) Sanawar.
(b) Her driveway.
(c) Her house.
(d) The bazaar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nanda tell Raka bought the bronze Buddha in her drawing room?

2. Where do Ram Lal and Raka talk to one another in the evening?

3. What does Raka see at the top of the hill near the small charred cottage?

4. How does Raka react to the information about her mother at the end of Part II, Chapter 17?

5. What does Nanda tell Raka is “everywhere” (57) in Part II, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Raka dismayed when Nanda says she will join her on her walk after tea in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. What do Raka and Nanda laugh at together on their walk to Monkey Point?

4. In Part II, Chapter 15, what reason does Nanda give Raka for her wanting to move to Carignano to be alone?

5. How does Raka react when Nanda tells her that the letter she received from Asha said that her mother is ill?

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

7. How does Nanda respond when, after suggesting to Raka that she go to the club, Raka tells her grandmother that she does not go to the club?

8. What does Nanda say happened the morning after she and her family camped out by a river in Part II, Chapter 15?

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

10. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey Point, and how does Raka respond?

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