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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5 Section 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a suttee?
(a) A religious icon of an older woman.
(b) A long mat used for praying.
(c) A religious suicide of a widow.
(d) A fertility symbol.

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

3. Why does Harry tell the narrator and Mrs. Crawford that he has only been to the Nawab's mountain chalet once?
(a) The fire made it unlivable.
(b) It holds bitter memories for the Nawab.
(c) He was forbidden to return after that first visit.
(d) The Begum doesn't like it.

4. How do the townspeople treat Chid?
(a) With disdain.
(b) With respect.
(c) With fear.
(d) With curiosity.

5. Who accompanies the narrator to the royal tombs in Section 13?
(a) Ritu.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Chid.
(d) Inder Lal's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Harry tell the narrator and Mrs. Crawford about his mother in Section 15?

3. How long does Maji say it will take Ritu to reach the destination on the pilgrimage?

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

5. Why does Inder Lal say that he agreed to the treatment that Ritu receives?

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