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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10 Section 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Harry, the Nawab, and Olivia laugh at in Section 24?
(a) Dr. Saunders.
(b) Major Minnies.
(c) Mrs. Saunders.
(d) Douglas.

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

3. What accounts for the intensely hot weather in Section 25?
(a) The lack of cloud cover.
(b) The way the valley holds the heat.
(c) The coming monsoons.
(d) The drought.

4. In Section 25, what do Inder Lal and the narrator do with the red strings?
(a) Tie them to the lattice and make wishes.
(b) Tie them to the tree in the grove.
(c) Offer them to the healer.
(d) Tie them in the narrator's hair.

5. What best describes the natural elements in Satipur according to the narrator's April 25th journal entry?
(a) There is constant rain and a lack of sun.
(b) Plants and crops are dying.
(c) There are blooming flowers and gentle breezes.
(d) There are dust storms and hot winds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Ritu's screams affect Chid?

2. What best describes Chid as a houseguest?

3. What does Harry tell the narrator when she asks him for news on Khatm when he visits in Section 16?

4. Why does the narrator tell Inder Lal that she is in India (other than for Olivia's letters)?

5. Where do Olivia and the Nawab first become lovers?

(see the answer key)

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