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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. When was Nanda’s house built?
2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka the factories she sees are called?
3. In Chapter 4, the letter from Asha is about which of her daughters?
4. What lake does Raka look at in Part II, Chapter 5?
5. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nanda feel about Carignano compared to the Vice Chancellor’s house?
2. How does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?
3. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the Pasteur Institute and why she should not go there at night?
4. What does the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?
5. In Chapter 1, why does Nanda Kaul hope the postman does not stop at her house?
6. How is Nanda’s life at the Vice Chancellor’s house described in Part I, Chapter 5?
7. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?
8. Describe Nanda’s feelings toward Ila Das based on their phone call in Part I, Chapter 6?
9. In Chapter 2, what does the year 1947 signify in regards to Carignano?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze the ending of Fire on The Mountain. Describe what happens and how these events help to develop the theme of solitude.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the significance of the scene Raka witnesses at the Kasauli Club in Part II, Chapters 10 and 11.
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