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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. Why does the narrator contact Chid's family?
(a) To ask for money.
(b) To ask his mother to come to his side.
(c) To tell them he is dying.
(d) To ask for a return ticket.

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

3. How do the people at the hospital ward react to the narrator after she empties the bed pan of the man in the bed next to Chid?
(a) The men treat her kindly, but the women talk behind her back.
(b) The women treat her kindly, but the men ignore her.
(c) They treat her with more respect.
(d) They act as if she is unclean.

4. What does the Nawab joke about on the day that he and Olivia make love for the first time?
(a) Baba Firdau.
(b) Husband's Wedding Day.
(c) Wives and widows.
(d) A suttee death.

5. Where does the narrator first notice the beggar woman in Section 23?
(a) By the suttee shrine.
(b) At the bazaar where she buys her food.
(c) Outside the house where Olivia used to live.
(d) At the place where she takes her clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator reveal about Douglas' children in her August 20th journal entry?

2. How does the doctor at the hospital ward respond to Chid and the narrator?

3. Why does Harry tell the narrator and Mrs. Crawford that he has only been to the Nawab's mountain chalet once?

4. What accounts for the intensely hot weather in Section 25?

5. How does Inder Lal react to Chid's reappearance in Section 28?

(see the answer key)

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