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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. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?
2. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?
3. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?
4. When was Nanda’s house built?
5. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Raka find herself instead of at the Carignano garden when she is on one of her adventures in Part II, Chapter 5?
2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the Pasteur Institute and why she should not go there at night?
3. How does Nanda feel at the end of Part I about the possibility of Ila Das visiting Carignano?
4. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?
5. What about Ram Lal and the postman’s walk up the hill irritates Nanda?
6. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the snake she tells him she saw in Part II, Chapter 6?
7. How does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?
8. What does Ram Lal tell Raka of the house that had burned in a forest fire in a the end of Part II, Chapter 6?
9. How does Nanda feel about Carignano compared to the Vice Chancellor’s house?
10. What has Nanda been doing for one hour each day, even when she lived at the Vice Chancellor’s?
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 analyzing Nanda’s relationship like with her daughter Asha. Use direct examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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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