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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?
(a) The Nawab promotes anti-English sentiment on this day.
(b) There is conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims.
(c) The Nawab encourages fighting on this day.
(d) There are too many people in a small space.

2. Why does Inder Lal say that he agreed to the treatment that Ritu receives?
(a) The person recommending it healed with this treatment.
(b) He meditated on the problem and believes this is the best course of action.
(c) Nothing else has worked.
(d) It is good for her soul.

3. What does the narrator think about Karim living in India?
(a) She thinks he is too sickly to live in India.
(b) She doesn't understand why he doesn't come to India.
(c) She thinks he is too materialistic to live in India.
(d) She can't imagine him living in India.

4. How do the townspeople treat Chid?
(a) With fear.
(b) With curiosity.
(c) With respect.
(d) With disdain.

5. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?
(a) She lost a child.
(b) She has dysentery.
(c) She lost her husband.
(d) She has malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?

2. What do Olivia and Douglas argue about when the prince extends a second visit to the palace?

3. How does the narrator describe her relationship with her grandfather?

4. Who accompanies the narrator to Husband's Wedding Day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's clothing and her reasons for choosing them in Section 4.

2. Describe the narrator's first night, and impressions of, Bombay.

3. How does Olivia feel about her pregnancy in Section 32?

4. Describe Olivia's feelings about and prior to the dinner party that she and Douglas attend at the Nawab's palace in Section 6.

5. Why don't Ritu's screams in Section 18 bother Chid?

6. Is the narrator helping Chid when she lets him stay with her in Section 14?

7. Does the narrator trust Maji?

8. Describe Chid's transformation in Section 28.

9. Explain how the narrator tells Chid and Inder Lal about her pregnancy in Section 28.

10. Describe Chid's appearance when the narrator finds him in the royal tomb.

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