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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. What game do Olivia and Nawab play when he first takes her to the grove?
(a) Hide and go seek.
(b) The Begum.
(c) Musical chairs.
(d) Charades.

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

3. What does the narrator say she learns about the house where Olivia and Douglas used to live in the February 16th journal entry?
(a) It houses a post office substation.
(b) It has been torn down.
(c) It is condemned.
(d) It is for sale.

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

5. What is the religious significance of Baba Firdau's shrine?
(a) It is believed to be a place of healing.
(b) It is sacred for the blessing of young men just coming of age.
(c) It is believed to restore youth and energy to the aging.
(d) It is sacred for women who want to become pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose father died from a stroke when he was only 15?

2. Why is the person the narrator discovers inside the royal tomb there, in Section 13?

3. Who befriends the narrator and gets her good deals at the bazaar in Section 11?

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

5. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ritu's screams and Chid's chants affect the narrator in Section17?

2. Describe Chid's transformation in Section 28.

3. Why is Husband's Wedding Day significant to the narrator in Section 15?

4. Describe Olivia and Douglas's relationship in Section 23.

5. Explain how the narrator's sleep is interrupted in Section 10.

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

7. How will the pilgrimage help Ritu?

8. Explain what happens to Olivia after her abortion.

9. Why does Olivia want a child in Section 20?

10. Describe the seasonal changes and its relationship to the story in Section 32.

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