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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 says she came to India to find peace, but only got dysentery?
(a) Beth Crawford.
(b) The wife of the major at the Nawab's dinner party.
(c) Mrs. Saunders.
(d) An English girl the narrator meets at an old bungalow.

2. What happens when Olivia plays the piano for the Nawab?
(a) He sits down at the other piano and plays.
(b) He breaks down in tears.
(c) He starts to sing.
(d) He loses interest and leaves.

3. Where does the narrator first notice the beggar woman in Section 23?
(a) At the place where she takes her clothes.
(b) Outside the house where Olivia used to live.
(c) At the bazaar where she buys her food.
(d) By the suttee shrine.

4. What does the narrator notice about the relationship between Ritu and Inder Lal's mother?
(a) Ritu is openly hostile to her mother-in-law.
(b) Ritu is abused by her mother-in-law.
(c) Ritu obeys her mother-in-law.
(d) Ritu dotes on her mother-in-law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ritu sent on a pilgrimage?

2. What best describes Chid as a houseguest?

3. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?

4. According to Olivia's letters, where do Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Minnies go together in 1923?

5. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?

(see the answer key)

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