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

2. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Olivia's letters, her journal and a guide to India.
(b) Olivia's letters and the map to the palace.
(c) Her journal, Tessie's diary and a Hindi grammar book.
(d) Olivia's letters, her journal and a Hindi grammar book.

3. What best describes the Nawab's palace during the narrator's first visit?
(a) Practically empty.
(b) Ornate and impressive.
(c) Gloomy and crumbling.
(d) Bustling with activity.

4. Who volunteers to take the narrator to the Nawab's palace in Khatm for the first time?
(a) Mr. Crawford.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Inder Lal.
(d) Harry.

5. Who awakens the narrator by screaming in the courtyard on March 9th?
(a) A young girl she has never seen before.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Inder Lal's youngest child.
(d) Ritu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inder Lal tell the narrator that his mother selected Ritu as his wife?

2. What do Olivia and Douglas argue about when the prince extends a second visit to the palace?

3. Who tells the narrator that nothing human is important in India?

4. Who says she came to India to find peace, but only got dysentery?

5. Who does the narrator say her grandmother is in the first section of the novel?

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