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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. Where does the narrator first notice the beggar woman in Section 23?
(a) At the place where she takes her clothes.
(b) At the bazaar where she buys her food.
(c) By the suttee shrine.
(d) Outside the house where Olivia used to live.

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

3. What does Harry tell the narrator and Mrs. Crawford about his mother in Section 15?
(a) She has dysentery.
(b) She has special visions.
(c) He wants to visit her but the Nawab won't permit it.
(d) He visits her in Khatm every week.

4. What is the Begum?
(a) The Nawab's mother.
(b) The tree outside of Mrs. Saunders' window.
(c) A traditional Indian game.
(d) The Indian term for an English woman's gloves.

5. What does Chid wear?
(a) An orange Indian ascetic's robe.
(b) A very worn straw farmer's hat.
(c) A soldier's uniform.
(d) A beggar's badge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when she first wonders if the beggar woman she sees in Section 23 is dead?

2. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?

3. What best describes the royal tombs visited by the narrator in Section 13?

4. What prompts the narrator to investigate the royal tomb on March 30th?

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

(see the answer key)

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