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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 lake near her childhood home does Nanda tell Raka about at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 19?
2. At the beginning of Part II, Chapter 20, when Raka comes home, what does Nanda tell her she is nothing like?
3. Where does the letter Nanda receives from Asha in Part II, Chapter 14 say Tara is?
4. In Part II, Chapter 12, Nanda tells Raka that houses may burn and maybe even what?
5. Nanda is jealous of Raka’s relationship with whom at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What poet does Nanda recite to Raka during their walk to Monkey Point and why?
2. In Part II, Chapter 15, what reason does Nanda give Raka for her wanting to move to Carignano to be alone?
3. What does Nanda observe about Raka and Ram Lal’s relationship at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?
4. Who does Nanda tell Raka are destroying her quiet little place?
5. Describe Raka’s behavior after Nanda tells her what she thought was a full moon was really a forest fire in Part II, Chapter 12?
6. What do Raka and Nanda laugh at together on their walk to Monkey Point?
7. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about churails in Part II, Chapter 13?
8. In Part II, Chapter 20 when Raka is outside with Nanda and sees the moon rise, she is disappointed that the light from the moon is not what?
9. What does Nanda consider doing at the end of Part II, Chapter 14, but decide against because it would require meeting with someone?
10. Where does Nanda tell Raka her Buddha statue came from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the ending of Fire on the Mountain. What are the two significant events that occur and how will they affect Nanda?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Nanda’s feelings toward Raka and how they change over time.
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