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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Section 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes the royal tombs visited by the narrator in Section 13?
(a) Crumbling to the ground.
(b) Simple and peaceful.
(c) Gilt with gold and very ornate.
(d) Enclosed by arches and dark.

2. Why does the Nawab tell Douglas he is visiting on the day that Douglas arrives home during one of the Nawab's regular visits to Olivia?
(a) To offer a traditional prayer of welcome for their home.
(b) To congratulate Douglas for the way he handled a recent death.
(c) To invite Douglas and Olivia to a dinner in their honor.
(d) To invite Douglas to work in the palace.

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

4. Who says, at the Crawford's dinner party, that if a woman wants to throw her life away for her religion it is her choice?
(a) Major Minnies.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Mrs. Saunders.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator discover when she investigates the royal tomb on March 30th?

3. What does the narrator notice about the relationship between Ritu and Inder Lal's mother?

4. How does the narrator describe her relationship with her grandfather?

5. Why does the narrator say she buys Indian clothing after settling into her new place in Satipur?

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