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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 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.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator say she learns about the house where Olivia and Douglas used to live in the February 16th journal entry?
(a) It has been torn down.
(b) It houses a post office substation.
(c) It is condemned.
(d) It is for sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the narrator's morning routine at her room in Satipur?

2. Why was Baba Firdau's shrine built?

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

4. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?

5. What is the narrator called in Part 1 Section 4?

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