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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10 Section 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry tell the narrator when she asks him for news on Khatm when he visits in Section 16?
(a) That Khatm should be burned to the ground.
(b) That she shouldn't ask so many questions.
(c) That he lives in the palace and nothing happens there.
(d) That his mother lives in Khatm.

2. Why does Inder Lal tell the narrator that his mother selected Ritu as his wife?
(a) She is uneducated.
(b) She has all her teeth.
(c) She brought a good dowry.
(d) She can read and write.

3. How does the narrator describe Baba Firdau's shrine?
(a) Poorly maintained.
(b) It is simple and radiates peace.
(c) It is full of phallic symbols and fertility icons.
(d) She never sees it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Nawab joke about on the day that he and Olivia make love for the first time?

2. What else do Olivia and the Nawab do together on the day they first make love?

3. What is different about Chid when he returns on August 15th?

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

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

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