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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 13, Raka and Ram Lal try to shoo away a band of what, which had descended on the apricot trees and hydrangeas?

2. What does Nanda tell Raka is “everywhere” (57) in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. In Part II, Chapter 15, Nanda tells Raka of her time where, which she says was like a paradise to her?

4. What does Nanda tell Raka was needed in order to travel to Tibet back when her father went there when she was young?

5. Who refers to Raka as “the crazy one from Carignano” (91), at the end of Part II, Chapter 18?

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 recall the parties that her father had her go to as a child?

3. Who does Nanda tell Raka are destroying her quiet little place?

4. 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?

5. What does Nanda observe about Raka and Ram Lal’s relationship at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?

6. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to do at the end of Part II, Chapter 7, which suggests she does not want Raka to leave, and how does Raka feel about the suggestion?

7. What is Raka’s reaction to the wild costume party she sees at the club when she sneaks out in Part II, Chapter 10 and 11? What does it make her think of?

8. Why is Raka dismayed when Nanda says she will join her on her walk after tea in Part II, Chapter 7?

9. What fantastical stories does Nanda tell her about the things her father kept at their home in Kashmir?

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

Analyze Raka’s fascination with forest fires throughout the novel. What scenes show this interest and what does it tell the reader about Raka?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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