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Heat and Dust | Quiz

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Heat and Dust | Quiz

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1)

How does Chid's chanting affect the narrator? (from Part 5 Section 17)

It's just another background noise.
She finds it peaceful
It lulls her to sleep.
She finds it unbearable.
2)

How does the Nawab die? (from Part 12 Section 35)

He drowns.
He has a stroke.
He is assassinated.
He kills himself.
3)

Who decides that Ritu will go on a pilgrimage? (from Part 5 Section 19)

The village women.
Inder Lal.
Chid.
Ritu.
4)

Who recommended the treatment that Ritu is receiving that makes her scream? (from Part 5 Section 18)

A psychiatrist.
Chid.
It is a common treatment in Satipur.
Inder Lal's mother.
5)

What happens when Olivia plays the piano for the Nawab? (from Part 6 Section 20)

He breaks down in tears.
He starts to sing.
He loses interest and leaves.
He sits down at the other piano and plays.
6)

Where does the narrator first notice the beggar woman in Section 23? (from Part 7 Section 23)

By the suttee shrine.
At the place where she takes her clothes.
At the bazaar where she buys her food.
Outside the house where Olivia used to live.
7)

Where does Olivia live after leaving Douglas? (from Part 12 Section 35)

In the palace with the Nawab.
Alone in Satipur City.
In England.
In a house in the mountains.
8)

What does Maji say about the narrator's plans in the last section of the story? (from Part 12 Section 36)

She disapproves and wants the narrator to change her mind.
She approves and gives the narrator a gift to help her.
She approves, but says the weather is not good.
She disapproves, but says we create our own misery.
9)

How does Olivia feel about the fact that she is not yet pregnant in Section 22? (from Part 7 Section 22)

Relieved, as she wants to leave Douglas.
Relieved; she never really wanted to have children.
Concerned, because she is afraid there is something wrong with her.
Disappointed, because she wants children.
10)

How long does Maji say it will take Ritu to reach the destination on the pilgrimage? (from Part 5 Section 19)

42 days.
A year and a day.
Weeks and months of traveling.
A matter of days.
11)

When does she tell Douglas that she is pregnant? (from Part 10 Section 29)

After they fight about routine household matters.
Just before he leaves for a month long trip.
As they are going to a dinner at the Nawab's.
On the same day she tells the Nawab.
12)

What is true of the schedule that Olivia and Douglas keep in Section 24? (from Part 8 Section 24)

Olivia stays up late at night and sleeps late in the morning.
Douglas come to bed hours after Olivia.
Douglas goes to bed very early and insists that Olivia does the same.
Olivia gets up early to make breakfast for Douglas.
13)

What does Olivia see in the room with the Nawab's pianos? (from Part 6 Section 20)

A painting of his first wife.
Rusting camera equipment.
A painting of herself.
A child-size bicycle.
14)

What does the narrator report in her August 31st journal entry? (from Part 11 Section 32)

She is followed by a woman.
She cannot eat mangoes without getting sick.
She has shaved her head.
She is very ill.
15)

Why does Inder Lal say that he agreed to the treatment that Ritu receives? (from Part 5 Section 18)

It is good for her soul.
The person recommending it healed with this treatment.
He meditated on the problem and believes this is the best course of action.
Nothing else has worked.
16)

What is learned about Chid's separation from Ritu on her pilgrimage when he returns to the narrator's room without her? (from Part 9 Section 28)

Nothing is revealed.
Chid left them at a shrine when he converted.
Chid abandoned the women halfway there.
That they were attacked and separated.
17)

How does Olivia feel about her pregnancy in Section 32? (from Part 11 Section 32)

She no longer wants to be pregnant.
She is sick daily, but still happy to be pregnant.
She wants to be pregnant, but feels her baby is not safe in India.
She feels her pregancy can heal her marriage.
18)

What does the Nawab joke about on the day that he and Olivia make love for the first time? (from Part 9 Section 26)

Wives and widows.
A suttee death.
Husband's Wedding Day.
Baba Firdau.
19)

How do the midwives perform Olivia's abortion? (from Part 12 Section 34)

With a sharp utensil and chloroform.
With a massage.
With black kohash.
With alcohol and a pill.
20)

Where does the narrator plan to go in Section 36? (from Part 12 Section 36)

To meet with a midwife in Satipur City.
To an ashram in the mountains.
To visit Chid.
To Bombay.
21)

Where do Olivia and Douglas go when they walk together in the evenings? (from Part 7 Section 22)

To the village center.
To the nearby shrine.
To the church garden.
To the graveyard.
22)

What is true of the weather in Section 23? (from Part 9 Section 27)

The heat has subsided and monsoon season has begun.
Constant rains make the streets too muddy to walk in.
There are blue skies and no signs of rain.
The heat remains stifling.
23)

In Section 24, why does Douglas seem to believe that Olivia travels frequently to Khatm? (from Part 8 Section 24)

To visit the library.
To accompany Beth Crawford.
To visit Harry.
To visit the Begum.
24)

How does the narrator feel about Inder Lal, according to her August 15th journal entry? (from Part 9 Section 28)

She is annoyed by his constant presence.
She resents his treatment of Ritu.
She enjoys his company when they are alone.
She is confused by him and their relationship.
25)

How does Chid explain Ritu's screams? (from Part 5 Section 18)

He says she is being treated with red hot irons on her hands and feet.
He says this is her punishment for her sins.
He says she is being treated by special infusions of a certain drug.
He says this is the best path for her to find enlightenment.
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