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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 Ram Lal preparing for Raka at the start of Part II, Chapter 6?
2. Who meets Raka at the taxi stand at the start of Part I, Chapter 10?
3. What is the name of the house Nanda lives in in Kasauli?
4. In Part II, Chapter 4, how often did Nand ask Raka where she had been when she would disappear for hours?
5. Raka tells Ram Lal of the snake she saw and he tells her it is a daman, which means what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What about Ram Lal and the postman’s walk up the hill irritates Nanda?
2. 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?
3. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?
4. How does Nanda feel at the end of Part I about the possibility of Ila Das visiting Carignano?
5. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?
6. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?
7. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?
8. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?
9. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the Pasteur Institute and why she should not go there at night?
10. What does the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the genre choice for Fire on the Mountain. Why did Anita Desai choose to write this fictional narrative and would it have been as or more effective written as non-fiction or memoir?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about Ram Lal and Nanda’s relationship. Use direct examples from the text to support your view.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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