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

2. What game do Olivia and Nawab play when he first takes her to the grove?
(a) Charades.
(b) The Begum.
(c) Hide and go seek.
(d) Musical chairs.

3. What does the doctor at the hospital ward say is wrong with Chid?
(a) Dysentery, and a number of other ailments.
(b) Rapidly advancing cancer.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Nothing but a weakness of character.

4. Who says she came to India to find peace, but only got dysentery?
(a) Mrs. Saunders.
(b) The wife of the major at the Nawab's dinner party.
(c) Beth Crawford.
(d) An English girl the narrator meets at an old bungalow.

5. What does the narrator decide to discuss with Inder Lal after Ritu's screaming episode in her room?
(a) Evicting Chid.
(b) Having Ritu stay with her.
(c) Psychiatric treatment.
(d) Having Ritu go to a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Begum?

3. In Section 25, what do Inder Lal and the narrator do with the red strings?

4. Describe the pianos that the Nawab shows to Olivia.

5. How often and when does the narrator see Chid in Section 31?

(see the answer key)

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