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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. Describe the pianos that the Nawab shows to Olivia.
(a) One is black and the other is white.
(b) Both are well-maintained.
(c) One is a baby grand, the other is a child-sized spinnet.
(d) Both are in disrepair.

2. What is a sadhu?
(a) A blessing.
(b) An unforgivable sin.
(c) A tomb painting.
(d) A holy man.

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

4. What does the narrator do when she first wonders if the beggar woman she sees in Section 23 is dead?
(a) Immediately runs to her side.
(b) Decides it's not her problem and ignores her.
(c) Tells the laundry woman about her.
(d) Watches her for an hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator discover when she investigates the royal tomb on March 30th?

3. Where does the Nawab keep his pianos?

4. What is the Begum?

5. Who tells the narrator the old beggar woman's name?

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