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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Section 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Inder Lal's mother do to calm the screaming person in the courtyard the night of March 9th?
(a) Sings and rocks the person back to sleep.
(b) Gives the person a ginger and honey tea.
(c) Sprinkles rice and utters incantations.
(d) Slaps the person in the face.

3. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?
(a) She lost a child.
(b) She lost her husband.
(c) She has malaria.
(d) She has dysentery.

4. Who awakens the narrator by screaming in the courtyard on March 9th?
(a) Inder Lal's youngest child.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Ritu.
(d) A young girl she has never seen before.

5. Who is the recipient of Olivia's letters that are in the narrator's possession?
(a) Mrs. Saunders.
(b) Ritu.
(c) Beth.
(d) Marcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator and the person or people who accompany her on Husband's Wedding Day do once they are there?

2. What is the Begum?

3. What does the narrator say she learns about the house where Olivia and Douglas used to live in the February 16th journal entry?

4. What is a sadhu?

5. Who accompanies the narrator to Husband's Wedding Day?

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