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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 Tara’s daughter’s name?
2. What happened to the woman whose cottage burned down, according to the story Ram Lal tells in Part II, Chapter 6?
3. In Part II, Chapter 2, Raka is surprised her parents never told her about what, which she sees out the window?
4. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?
5. What does the name Raka mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?
2. How does Nanda feel about Asha’s request to have Raka stay with her in Carignano for the summer?
3. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?
4. In Part I, Chapter 9, when Nanda is feeling uneasy about Raka’s visit, what does she discuss with Ram Lal?
5. The end of Part I, Chapter 7 tells of the Vice Chancellor dropping off a guest at her home. What does this description hint at to the reader?
6. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?
7. Why does Nanda send Ram Lal to the taxi stand to meet Raka when she first arrives rather than going herself?
8. How does Nanda feel at the end of Part I about the possibility of Ila Das visiting Carignano?
9. In Chapter 2, what does the year 1947 signify in regards to Carignano?
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 comparing Nanda’s life at the Vice Chancellor’s to her life in Carignano.
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
Analyze Raka’s fascination with forest fires throughout the novel. What scenes show this interest and what does it tell the reader about Raka?
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