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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. Who refers to Raka as “the crazy one from Carignano” (91), at the end of Part II, Chapter 18?
2. Raka begged Ram Lal not to do what to the mother langur in Part II, Chapter 13?
3. The letter Nanda receives from Asha tells news of whom?
4. What does Raka run to see at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 18?
5. Nanda describes the Buddha as looking as though what “was less than dust to him” (85)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?
2. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about churails in Part II, Chapter 13?
3. How does Raka react when Nanda tells her that the letter she received from Asha said that her mother is ill?
4. 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?
5. What does Nanda say happened the morning after she and her family camped out by a river in Part II, Chapter 15?
6. What does Nanda observe about Raka and Ram Lal’s relationship at the start of Part II, Chapter 13?
7. How does Raka recall the parties that her father had her go to as a child?
8. What poet does Nanda recite to Raka during their walk to Monkey Point and why?
9. 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?
10. In Part II, Chapter 15, what reason does Nanda give Raka for her wanting to move to Carignano to be alone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use direct examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Who is Ila Das? How is her character developed throughout the story? Give direct evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Though the majority of the novel is written from Nanda’s perspective, the author employs omniscient narration, showing the reader the thoughts of experience of another character. Write an essay about why Anita Desai may have chosen to do this and whether you think it is effective or not.
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