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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9 Section 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ritu's screams affect Chid?
(a) He is unaffected.
(b) He covers his ears and tells her to shut up.
(c) He goes to her side to try and calm her immediately.
(d) He cries and chants.

2. How does the narrator describe Baba Firdau's shrine?
(a) It is full of phallic symbols and fertility icons.
(b) Poorly maintained.
(c) It is simple and radiates peace.
(d) She never sees it.

3. How does Chid's chanting affect the narrator?
(a) She finds it unbearable.
(b) It lulls her to sleep.
(c) It's just another background noise.
(d) She finds it peaceful

4. Why, in Section 24, does Olivia cease to hurry home after her visits to the palace?
(a) Douglas goes to a men's club after work.
(b) Douglas goes to the pub after work.
(c) Douglas keeps longer hours at the office.
(d) Douglas believes she is visiting the library.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 25, what do Inder Lal and the narrator do with the red strings?

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

3. What is one benefit of the hotter weather in Section 25?

4. What best describes the narrator's room when both Chid and Ritu are in it?

5. What game do Olivia and Nawab play when he first takes her to the grove?

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