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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Asha wish to send her daughter over the summer?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Carignano.
(d) Geneva.
2. What is the title of Part II?
(a) Raka disturbs Carignano.
(b) Raka runs away.
(c) Raka comes to Carignano.
(d) Nanda meets Raka.
3. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
4. At the end of Part II, Chapter 6, Ram Lal and Raka take shelter inside from a dust storm leaving what still burning outside?
(a) The Hamam.
(b) The garden.
(c) Kasauli.
(d) Dinner.
5. Though Raka ignores Nanda with ease, Nanda realizes that her “rejection of the child” was what?
(a) Planned.
(b) Easy.
(c) Painful.
(d) Infuriating.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 7, Nanda recalls her husband coming home after dropping off how many guests after a badminton game?
2. What had Raka’s parents told her of the beauty of, which she sees out her window at Carignano?
3. Which of her children is Nanda’s letter from?
4. What does Ram Lal say he and Nanda are at the end of Chapter 9?
5. Who had the house built for his wife in 1843?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Raka has heard of the beauty of the Himalayas she is surprised nobody ever told her of the factory she sees from her window. What is the factory called and what does Ram Lal tell Raka about it?
2. Why did Nanda move to Carignano?
3. How does Nanda feel about Asha’s request to have Raka stay with her in Carignano for the summer?
4. Why does Nanda send Ram Lal to the taxi stand to meet Raka when she first arrives rather than going herself?
5. In Chapter 2, what does the year 1947 signify in regards to Carignano?
6. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?
7. The end of Part I, Chapter 7 tells of the Vice Chancellor dropping off a guest at her home. What does this description hint at to the reader?
8. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?
9. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the snake she tells him she saw in Part II, Chapter 6?
10. In Chapter 1, why does Nanda Kaul hope the postman does not stop at her house?
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