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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 the Begum?
(a) The Nawab's mother.
(b) A traditional Indian game.
(c) The tree outside of Mrs. Saunders' window.
(d) The Indian term for an English woman's gloves.

2. Who warns Olivia that "they" only want to "you-know-what with a white woman"?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Major Saunders.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mrs. Saunders.

3. What best describes the natural elements in Satipur according to the narrator's April 25th journal entry?
(a) There is constant rain and a lack of sun.
(b) There are dust storms and hot winds.
(c) There are blooming flowers and gentle breezes.
(d) Plants and crops are dying.

4. When Chid visits the narrator, what does she do with her papers?
(a) Hides them.
(b) Works on them.
(c) Reads them to him.
(d) Burns them.

5. Why does Olivia want to consult Dr. Saunders in Section 24?
(a) She wants Douglas to see the doctor because she is not pregnant.
(b) For Harry, and because she thinks she is pregnant.
(c) She wants him to prevent her from getting pregnant.
(d) For Harry, and because she's not pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ritu sent on a pilgrimage?

2. How do the narrator and Chid appear in Satipur?

3. How does the narrator describe Chid?

4. Where do Olivia and the Nawab first become lovers?

5. What does the narrator do on the way back to her room after learning of the pregnancy in Section 23?

(see the answer key)

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