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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. What is Tara’s daughter recovering from, according to the letter in Chapter 4?
2. Ram Lal tells Raka in Part II, Chapter 3 to avoid the factory at night because of what creatures, which come out at night?
3. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?
4. What creature does Raka observe at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
5. What has Nanda been practicing for an hour each day since she lived in the Vice Chancellor’s?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Nanda send Ram Lal to the taxi stand to meet Raka when she first arrives rather than going herself?
2. 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?
3. When Nanda receives the letter, how does she think she will respond regardless of the request?
4. How does Nanda feel about the hoopoe nest outside her window?
5. 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?
6. How does Nanda feel at the end of Part I about the possibility of Ila Das visiting Carignano?
7. How do Raka and Nanda behave toward one another when Raka first arrives as described in Part II, Chapter 4?
8. What does Ram Lal tell Raka about the snake she tells him she saw in Part II, Chapter 6?
9. What does the name Raka mean, and how does Nanda feel about that at the start of Part II?
10. Who is the letter, which Nanda receives in Part I from and what is it asking?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Nanda’s feelings toward Raka and how they change over time.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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