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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10 Section 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chid wear?
(a) An orange Indian ascetic's robe.
(b) A soldier's uniform.
(c) A very worn straw farmer's hat.
(d) A beggar's badge.

2. Why is Ritu sent on a pilgrimage?
(a) To heal a sick child.
(b) To pray for rain.
(c) To represent the village.
(d) To heal her ailments.

3. Who recommended the treatment that Ritu is receiving that makes her scream?
(a) It is a common treatment in Satipur.
(b) Chid.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) Inder Lal's mother.

4. Why doesn't Harry take the berth that Douglas has arranged for him?
(a) He has his own berth arranged.
(b) He does not want to leave his mother.
(c) The Nawab cancels the berth.
(d) He does not want to leave Olivia.

5. What is noticeable about the beggar woman that the narrator notices and ends up helping?
(a) She sings throughout the day to earn money from passersby.
(b) She is crippled and sits on a low platform with wheels.
(c) She never speaks; she holds out her hands when hungry.
(d) She is blind and wears a band over her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, in Section 24, does Olivia cease to hurry home after her visits to the palace?

2. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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