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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Section 9 | Part 3 Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Inder Lal's mother do to calm the screaming person in the courtyard the night of March 9th?
(a) Slaps the person in the face.
(b) Sprinkles rice and utters incantations.
(c) Gives the person a ginger and honey tea.
(d) Sings and rocks the person back to sleep.

2. Why does Inder Lal tell the narrator that his mother selected Ritu as his wife?
(a) She brought a good dowry.
(b) She can read and write.
(c) She has all her teeth.
(d) She is uneducated.

3. What is the narrator called in Part 1 Section 4?
(a) Begum.
(b) Sass.
(c) Hirja.
(d) Nawab.

4. Why does the narrator say she buys Indian clothing after settling into her new place in Satipur?
(a) Her suitcase of clothing is stolen.
(b) It is feminine and alluring.
(c) It is cheaper and cooler.
(d) She wants to fit in.

5. Where does the narrator say she is staying in her February 16th entry?
(a) In Marcia's small hut outside of Satipur.
(b) In the A's Hotel.
(c) In a room above a cloth shop.
(d) In a room above the saloon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?

2. What is the Begum?

3. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?

4. Who tells the narrator that nothing human is important in India?

5. What best describes the Nawab's palace during the narrator's first visit?

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