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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. At the end of Part II, Chapter 17, Raka asks Nanda about what?
2. In Part II, Chapter 12, Nanda tells Raka that houses may burn and maybe even what?
3. What does Raka see outside in the morning after the storm at the start of Part II, Chapter 17?
4. As the fire burns, Raka goes to the window at night to see if it is any closer to where?
5. Where does Ila Das call Nanda from in Part II, Chapter 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nanda respond when, after suggesting to Raka that she go to the club, Raka tells her grandmother that she does not go to the club?
2. At the start of Part II, Chapter 14 a letter arrives at Carignano. Who is it from and what does it say?
3. Why is Raka dismayed when Nanda says she will join her on her walk after tea in Part II, Chapter 7?
4. 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?
5. What does Nanda say happened the morning after she and her family camped out by a river in Part II, Chapter 15?
6. How does Raka feel about Carignano as described in Part II, Chapter 18?
7. 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?
8. How does Raka react when Nanda tells her that the letter she received from Asha said that her mother is ill?
9. In Part II, Chapter 15, what reason does Nanda give Raka for her wanting to move to Carignano to be alone?
10. What does Nanda ask Raka if she would like to take to Monkey Point, and how does Raka respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use direct examples from the text to support your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Raka’s fascination with forest fires throughout the novel. What scenes show this interest and what does it tell the reader about Raka?
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