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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 12 Section 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Samadhi?
(a) A body of water created by a monsoon.
(b) A glimpse of the future.
(c) A higher state of consciousness.
(d) The connection between a mother and her unborn child.

2. Who befriends the narrator and gets her good deals at the bazaar in Section 11?
(a) The tall woman who sells fruit.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Inder Lal's mother.
(d) Ritu.

3. Why does Inder Lal say that he agreed to the treatment that Ritu receives?
(a) Nothing else has worked.
(b) He meditated on the problem and believes this is the best course of action.
(c) It is good for her soul.
(d) The person recommending it healed with this treatment.

4. Who offers to perform an abortion for the pregnant person on July 31st?
(a) Ritu.
(b) Chid.
(c) Inder Lal's mother.
(d) Maji.

5. Why was Baba Firdau's shrine built?
(a) To honor one who gave shelter to an ancestor of the Nawab.
(b) To honor the Nawab's great grandmother.
(c) To grant fertility to the Nawab and his wife.
(d) To bless the harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who interrupts Olivia's abortion do?

2. Where does Olivia go after her abortion?

3. Where do Olivia and Douglas go when they walk together in the evenings?

4. Why is the person the narrator discovers inside the royal tomb there, in Section 13?

5. How does Olivia feel about her pregnancy in Section 32?

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