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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 13, Raka and Ram Lal try to shoo away a band of what, which had descended on the apricot trees and hydrangeas?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Owls.
(c) Langurs.
(d) Hens.

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

3. Where does Nanda tell Raka her bronze Buddha was purchased?
(a) Tibet.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Punjab.

4. Where does the letter Nanda receives from Asha in Part II, Chapter 14 say Tara is?
(a) An apartment in Punjab.
(b) A nursing home in Kashmir.
(c) A nursing home in Geneva.
(d) A hospital in Greece.

5. What does Nanda tell Raka was needed in order to travel to Tibet back when her father went there when she was young?
(a) Tons of money.
(b) A travel visa.
(c) Government arrangements and military aid.
(d) A passport.

Short Answer Questions

1. After declining to meet Ila Das for lunch, where does Nanda offer to meet her for tea the next day?

2. The beginning of Part II, Chapter 12, states that Raka’s “eyes darkened, as if with” what?

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

4. What does Nanda tell Raka her father had at their home in Part II, Chapter 19?

5. At the end of Part II, Chapter 21, what does Nanda decide she will not leave to Raka after she dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does Nanda tell Raka her Buddha statue came from?

3. 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?

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

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

7. What poet does Nanda recite to Raka during their walk to Monkey Point and why?

8. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about churails in Part II, Chapter 13?

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

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

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