1. Why does Harry return to the palace after staying with Olivia and Douglas for several days?
(a) Olivia makes him leave.
(b) The Nawab comes to get him.
(c) He receives news that the Nawab is ill.
(d) Douglas suspects he is having an affair with Olivia.

2. What prompts the narrator to investigate the royal tomb on March 30th?
(a) A loud groaning.
(b) Something she read at the library.
(c) A symbol she sees on the outside of the tomb.
(d) Something in Olivia's letters.

3. Where do Olivia and Douglas go when they walk together in the evenings?
(a) To the village center.
(b) To the nearby shrine.
(c) To the church garden.
(d) To the graveyard.

4. How do the townspeople treat Chid?
(a) With respect.
(b) With fear.
(c) With curiosity.
(d) With disdain.

5. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?
(a) They are best friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are bitter enemies.
(d) They are sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harry once again accompanies the Nawab to pick up Olivia after having been absent due to his illness. What does Olivia notice about his behavior on his first reappearance?

2. Who offers to perform an abortion for the pregnant person on July 31st?

3. How does the narrator describe Chid?

4. According to the narrator's first journal entry, where does she spend her first night in Bombay?

5. Who does the narrator say her grandmother is in the first section of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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