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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 is the title of Part I?

2. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?

3. How does the book Nanda is reading say a woman’s house should look when she lives alone?

4. Who does Ila Das tell Nanda she wants to meet in Chapter 6?

5. What does Ram Lal tell Raka the factories she sees are called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nanda feel about Asha’s request to have Raka stay with her in Carignano for the summer?

3. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?

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

5. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?

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

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

8. In Chapter 1, why does Nanda Kaul hope the postman does not stop at her house?

9. 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?

10. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the significance of the scene Raka witnesses at the Kasauli Club in Part II, Chapters 10 and 11.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use direct examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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

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