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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 name of the club Raka ends up at instead of Carignano garden at the end of Part II, Chapter 5?

2. What is the title of Part II?

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

4. Which former resident of Carignano once attacked the gardener for planting marigolds?

5. What is the title of the section of the book Nanda is reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?

3. What about Ram Lal and the postman’s walk up the hill irritates Nanda?

4. How is Nanda’s life at the Vice Chancellor’s house described in Part I, Chapter 5?

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

6. What has Nanda been doing for one hour each day, even when she lived at the Vice Chancellor’s?

7. Why does Nanda send Ram Lal to the taxi stand to meet Raka when she first arrives rather than going herself?

8. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the snake she tells him she saw in Part II, Chapter 6?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Nanda’s voice in Fire on the Mountain. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text, analyze whether Nanda’s voice is positive or negative. If it is both, give examples of each.

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 a brief essay on why Nanda went to Carignano and whether she found what she was looking for.

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