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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. Where does Nanda tell Raka her bronze Buddha was purchased?
2. Nanda struggles to find a way to keep Raka’s interested in Part II, Chapter 20 and realizes that Raka’s indifference is what to Nanda?
3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 21, what does Nanda decide she will not leave to Raka after she dies?
4. What arrives at Carignano at the start of Part II, Chapter 14?
5. Who is Ila Das having lunch with when she calls Nanda in Part II, Chapter 21?
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. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?
3. How does Raka recall the parties that her father had her go to as a child?
4. 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?
5. What does Nanda consider doing at the end of Part II, Chapter 14, but decide against because it would require meeting with someone?
6. How does Raka react when Nanda tells her that the letter she received from Asha said that her mother is ill?
7. At the start of Part II, Chapter 14 a letter arrives at Carignano. Who is it from and what does it say?
8. Who calls Nanda in Part II, Chapter 21 and what does this person want?
9. Who does Nanda tell Raka are destroying her quiet little place?
10. What does Nanda observe about Raka and Ram Lal’s relationship at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ending of Fire on The Mountain. Describe what happens and how these events help to develop the theme of solitude.
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay on why Nanda went to Carignano and whether she found what she was looking for.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the Kasauli club’s purpose in Fire on the Mountain. What does the club symbolize or represent, and how do scenes which include the club help move the narrative forward?
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