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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. At the end of Part II, Chapter 21, what does Nanda think she should remove from her house?
2. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey point in Part II, Chapter 12?
3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 14, Nanda considers leaving what to Raka?
4. How does Nanda feel when Raka finally returns after scaling Monkey Point?
5. What does Raka imagine she is when she is atop Monkey Point in Part II, Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nanda respond when, after suggesting to Raka that she go to the club, Raka tells her grandmother that she does not go to the club?
2. Who calls Nanda in Part II, Chapter 21 and what does this person want?
3. In Part II, Chapter 15, what reason does Nanda give Raka for her wanting to move to Carignano to be alone?
4. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?
5. Why is Raka dismayed when Nanda says she will join her on her walk after tea in Part II, Chapter 7?
6. What does Nanda say happened the morning after she and her family camped out by a river in Part II, Chapter 15?
7. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey Point, and how does Raka respond?
8. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about churails in Part II, Chapter 13?
9. How does Raka react when Nanda tells her that the letter she received from Asha said that her mother is ill?
10. At the start of Part II, Chapter 14 a letter arrives at Carignano. Who is it from and what does it say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay discussing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use direct examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the theme of solitude in the novel. What events, characters or symbols does the author use to develop this theme.
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