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

2. What does Chid say is wrong with him when he is in the hospital ward?
(a) His unfulfilled spirit is dying.
(b) He caught a disease from a woman on the pilgrimage.
(c) He is being tested by God.
(d) He can't stand the smell of the ward.

3. What best describes the narrator's morning routine at her room in Satipur?
(a) She lights the fire and eats with Inder Lal's family.
(b) She works on her papers and doesn't stop to eat until late in the day.
(c) She awakens to birds and cooks for Inder Lal.
(d) She awakens to bells and works on her papers.

4. What is Chid's status in Section 30?
(a) He is comatose.
(b) He is admitted to the hopsital.
(c) He is dying.
(d) He has been released from the hospital.

5. Why does the narrator tell Inder Lal that she is in India (other than for Olivia's letters)?
(a) To build a future.
(b) To find herself.
(c) To escape the materialism of the West.
(d) To pursue a dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Chid's health upon his August 15th return.

2. How does the narrator explain her spiritual calling to Inder Lal?

3. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?

4. Where does the narrator first notice the beggar woman in Section 23?

5. Where do Olivia and the Nawab first become lovers?

(see the answer key)

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