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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 Ila Das call Nanda from in Part II, Chapter 21?
2. In Part II, Chapter 20, when the moon rises and the jackals howls, Raka is disappointed that the light is not from what?
3. After seeing a headless man with a shawl dripping with blood, Raka runs off doing what?
4. What does Ram Lal tell Raka churails live off of?
5. What does Nanda say there is never enough of that time of year to put out the fires?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Nanda tell Raka her Buddha statue came from?
2. How does Raka recall the parties that her father had her go to as a child?
3. 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?
4. What fantastical stories does Nanda tell her about the things her father kept at their home in Kashmir?
5. What poet does Nanda recite to Raka during their walk to Monkey Point and why?
6. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey Point, and how does Raka respond?
7. When they reach Monkey Point, Nanda tells Raka to go up alone. How has Nanda’s mood changed once Raka returned from scaling Monkey Point?
8. What do Raka and Nanda laugh at together on their walk to Monkey Point?
9. 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?
10. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?
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
Analyze the significance of the scene Raka witnesses at the Kasauli Club in Part II, Chapters 10 and 11.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze why Nanda’s home with her husband, the Vice Chancellor is always referred to as “The Vice Chancellor’s House” and not as Nanda’s home in Fire on the Mountain. Use direct examples from the text.
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