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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 sadhu?
(a) A blessing.
(b) An unforgivable sin.
(c) A holy man.
(d) A tomb painting.

2. Who befriends the narrator and gets her good deals at the bazaar in Section 11?
(a) Inder Lal's mother.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Ritu.
(d) The tall woman who sells fruit.

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

4. 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.

5. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?
(a) To escape the heat.
(b) To see the stars.
(c) To be close to Inder Lal.
(d) To escape the rodents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose father died from a stroke when he was only 15?

3. Where is Ritu going on her pilgrimage?

4. How does the narrator describe Baba Firdau's shrine?

5. Where does the narrator say she is staying in her February 16th entry?

(see the answer key)

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