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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 decides that Ritu will go on a pilgrimage?
(a) Inder Lal.
(b) Ritu.
(c) The village women.
(d) Chid.

2. Who is the recipient of Olivia's letters that are in the narrator's possession?
(a) Beth.
(b) Mrs. Saunders.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Ritu.

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

4. How long does Maji say it will take Ritu to reach the destination on the pilgrimage?
(a) A year and a day.
(b) A matter of days.
(c) 42 days.
(d) Weeks and months of traveling.

5. How does Chid explain Ritu's screams?
(a) He says she is being treated by special infusions of a certain drug.
(b) He says this is her punishment for her sins.
(c) He says this is the best path for her to find enlightenment.
(d) He says she is being treated with red hot irons on her hands and feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when she first wonders if the beggar woman she sees in Section 23 is dead?

2. Why does Harry tell the narrator and Mrs. Crawford that he has only been to the Nawab's mountain chalet once?

3. How does the narrator explain her spiritual calling to Inder Lal?

4. What prompts the narrator to investigate the royal tomb on March 30th?

5. Where do the narrator and Inder Lal go together in Section 25?

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