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

2. Who do Harry, the Nawab, and Olivia laugh at in Section 24?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Dr. Saunders.
(c) Mrs. Saunders.
(d) Major Minnies.

3. What do the narrator and the person or people who accompany her on Husband's Wedding Day do once they are there?
(a) Dance, drink and listen to poems about Baba Firdau.
(b) Sing and pray.
(c) Help older widows.
(d) Share food and have a good time.

4. What best describes Chid as a houseguest?
(a) Lazy and messy.
(b) Helpful and unobtrusive.
(c) Noisy and clumsy.
(d) Quiet as a mouse.

5. Describe the pianos that the Nawab shows to Olivia.
(a) One is a baby grand, the other is a child-sized spinnet.
(b) One is black and the other is white.
(c) Both are in disrepair.
(d) Both are well-maintained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chid do when someone gives him a guava or a banana?

2. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?

3. What does the narrator decide to discuss with Inder Lal after Ritu's screaming episode in her room?

4. Where does the Nawab keep his pianos?

5. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?

(see the answer key)

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