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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. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?
2. Which former resident of Carignano “poked a fork into her cook’s neck when he was choking on a mutton bone in the belief it would make an aperture for him to breathe through” (9)?
3. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?
4. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?
5. What does the name Raka mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?
2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka of the house that had burned in a forest fire in a the end of Part II, Chapter 6?
3. In Chapter 2, what does the year 1947 signify in regards to Carignano?
4. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?
5. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?
6. How is Nanda’s life at the Vice Chancellor’s house described in Part I, Chapter 5?
7. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?
8. What has Nanda been doing for one hour each day, even when she lived at the Vice Chancellor’s?
9. What about Ram Lal and the postman’s walk up the hill irritates Nanda?
10. How does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Nanda’s relationship like with her daughter Asha. Use direct examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the women who lived at Carignano before Nanda. What do the various people who inhabited Carignano before Nanda tell the reader about the history of the area?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use direct examples from the text to support your argument.
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