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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 - Part II: Chapter 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the freakish ball at the club make Raka think of at the end of Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Nanda’s house.
(c) Ram Lal’s stories.
(d) Her abusive father.

2. What does Nanda say there is never enough of that time of year to put out the fires?
(a) Water.
(b) Time.
(c) Residents.
(d) Firemen.

3. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, Nanda still sees Raka as a what?
(a) Lifesaver.
(b) Friend.
(c) Roommate.
(d) Intruder.

4. What is the title of Part I?
(a) Nanda Kaul and Ram Lal.
(b) Nanda and the Vice Chancellor.
(c) Nanda Kaul at Carignano.
(d) Nanda gets a visit.

5. The beginning of Part II, Chapter 12, states that Raka’s “eyes darkened, as if with” what?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Evil.
(d) A secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Nanda’s house built?

2. What sound at the end of Part II, Chapter 11 sends Raka running home rather than to the ravine where she was headed?

3. Rather than opening the letter right away, Nanda watches what birds fight over an apricot?

4. In Part II, Chapter 8, Raka recalls parties her father had taken to her as what for both her and her mother?

5. What does Nanda consider putting in the guest room, but ultimately decides against?

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