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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. Which former residents of Carignano planted carnations and a yellow rose creeper, which was still there when Nanda moved in?
2. In Chapter 4, Nanda writes Asha to tell her what about Raka?
3. In Chapter 4, the letter from Asha is about which of her daughters?
4. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?
5. 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)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?
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 does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?
4. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?
5. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?
6. In Part I, Chapter 9, when Nanda is feeling uneasy about Raka’s visit, what does she discuss with Ram Lal?
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 the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?
9. 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?
10. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze Nanda’s relationship with Ila Das.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze why Nanda’s home with her husband, the Vice Chancellor is always referred to as “The Vice Chancellor’s House” and not as Nanda’s home in Fire on the Mountain. Use direct examples from the text.
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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