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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7 Section 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is noticeable about the beggar woman that the narrator notices and ends up helping?
(a) She is blind and wears a band over her eyes.
(b) She sings throughout the day to earn money from passersby.
(c) She never speaks; she holds out her hands when hungry.
(d) She is crippled and sits on a low platform with wheels.

2. What happens when Olivia plays the piano for the Nawab?
(a) He sits down at the other piano and plays.
(b) He breaks down in tears.
(c) He starts to sing.
(d) He loses interest and leaves.

3. What is the Begum?
(a) The Indian term for an English woman's gloves.
(b) The tree outside of Mrs. Saunders' window.
(c) A traditional Indian game.
(d) The Nawab's mother.

4. According to Olivia's letters, where do Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Minnies go together in 1923?
(a) France.
(b) Simla.
(c) Ktahm.
(d) England.

5. Why is the beggar woman who the narrator brings to the hospital living on the streets?
(a) Her husband divorced her and kicked her out of the home.
(b) She was evicted by her family after her husband died.
(c) No one knows where she comes from.
(d) She has no remaining relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sadhu?

2. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?

3. Where does the Nawab keep his pianos?

4. What does Chid wear?

5. In whose arms does the old beggar woman die?

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