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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Section 9 | Part 3 Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say she buys Indian clothing after settling into her new place in Satipur?
(a) She wants to fit in.
(b) It is feminine and alluring.
(c) Her suitcase of clothing is stolen.
(d) It is cheaper and cooler.

3. Whose father died from a stroke when he was only 15?
(a) The Nawab.
(b) Mr. Crawford.
(c) Mr. Saunders.
(d) Douglas.

4. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?
(a) She lost a child.
(b) She has dysentery.
(c) She has malaria.
(d) She lost her husband.

5. 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) Sprinkles rice and utters incantations.
(c) Slaps the person in the face.
(d) Gives the person a ginger and honey tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?

2. What does the palace watchman give to the narrator?

3. According to the narrator's first journal entry, where does she spend her first night in Bombay?

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

5. Who is the recipient of Olivia's letters that are in the narrator's possession?

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