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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did people from campus come to the Vice Chancellors to play?

2. In Chapter 5, Nanda thinks of her life at the Vice Chancellor’s house in what state?

3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 2, Raka searches for what creature under the stones?

4. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?

5. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?

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

3. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does Nanda feel at the end of Part I about the possibility of Ila Das visiting Carignano?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ending of Fire on The Mountain. Describe what happens and how these events help to develop the theme of solitude.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the Kasauli club’s purpose in Fire on the Mountain. What does the club symbolize or represent, and how do scenes which include the club help move the narrative forward?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining how the title of the novel supports the overall narrative tone and themes.

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