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

2. What is the Begum?
(a) The Nawab's mother.
(b) A traditional Indian game.
(c) The Indian term for an English woman's gloves.
(d) The tree outside of Mrs. Saunders' window.

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

4. In whose arms does the old beggar woman die?
(a) Maji's.
(b) Ruti's.
(c) Inder Lal's mother's.
(d) The narrator's.

5. Why does Olivia want to consult Dr. Saunders in Section 24?
(a) For Harry, and because she thinks she is pregnant.
(b) She wants him to prevent her from getting pregnant.
(c) She wants Douglas to see the doctor because she is not pregnant.
(d) For Harry, and because she's not pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Olivia and the Nawab first become lovers?

2. Who decides that Ritu will go on a pilgrimage?

3. What do the narrator and Inder Lal do together in Section 25?

4. When Chid visits the narrator, what does she do with her papers?

5. What accounts for the intensely hot weather in Section 25?

(see the answer key)

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