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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7 Section 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the narrator the old beggar woman's name?
(a) Inder Lal's mother.
(b) Ruti.
(c) Maji.
(d) The laundry woman.

2. Where does the Nawab keep his pianos?
(a) In his private quarters.
(b) In the Grand Hall.
(c) In a beautiful conservatory with glass windows overlooking the garden.
(d) At the end of a log maze of halls and rooms.

3. What best describes the royal tombs visited by the narrator in Section 13?
(a) Enclosed by arches and dark.
(b) Crumbling to the ground.
(c) Simple and peaceful.
(d) Gilt with gold and very ornate.

4. What topic do Olivia and Douglas start to discuss during her growing friendship with the Nawab?
(a) Returning to England.
(b) Separation.
(c) Adopting an Indian child.
(d) Having children.

5. Why is the beggar woman who the narrator brings to the hospital living on the streets?
(a) Her husband divorced her and kicked her out of the home.
(b) She has no remaining relatives.
(c) No one knows where she comes from.
(d) She was evicted by her family after her husband died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Begum?

3. Why does Harry return to the palace after staying with Olivia and Douglas for several days?

4. Who accompanies the narrator to the royal tombs in Section 13?

5. What does Chid wear?

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