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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Section 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Olivia feel when she is first invited to visit the Nawab's palace with Douglas in 1923?
(a) She is intimidated by the idea of meeting royalty.
(b) She dreads spending time with stuffy government types.
(c) She is excited to talk to Mrs. Crawford and other women.
(d) She is excited to show off her dress and jewels.

2. What happens when Ritu visits the narrator in her room after she tries unsuccessfully to throw Chid out of her room?
(a) Ritus starts chanting with Chid.
(b) Ritu curls up in a corner and starts shrieking.
(c) Chid seems to calm Ritu.
(d) Ritu and Chid fight.

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

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

5. Who visits Olivia four days after she and Douglas attend their first dinner party at the palace?
(a) Major Minnies.
(b) The Nawab.
(c) Mrs. Crawford.
(d) Mr. Crawford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator called in Part 1 Section 4?

2. How does Chid's chanting affect the narrator?

3. What does Chid do when someone gives him a guava or a banana?

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

5. Why doesn't Harry take the berth that Douglas has arranged for him?

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