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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. How long does Maji say it will take Ritu to reach the destination on the pilgrimage?
(a) Weeks and months of traveling.
(b) A matter of days.
(c) 42 days.
(d) A year and a day.

2. How do the people at the hospital ward react to the narrator after she empties the bed pan of the man in the bed next to Chid?
(a) They treat her with more respect.
(b) They act as if she is unclean.
(c) The women treat her kindly, but the men ignore her.
(d) The men treat her kindly, but the women talk behind her back.

3. How often and when does the narrator see Chid in Section 31?
(a) Daily, when she visits him.
(b) Only when she sneaks into the ward.
(c) Daily, when he visits her.
(d) Rarely, and only when she can get a ride with Maji.

4. Who goes with Ritu on her pilgrimage to the Himalayas?
(a) Inder Lal's mother and the narrator.
(b) Inder Lal's mother and Chid.
(c) Maji and the narrator.
(d) The narrator and Chid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of Maji?

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

3. Where does Olivia live after leaving Douglas?

4. Who does the Nawab have a meeting with on the day that Olivia tells him that she is pregnant?

5. Who recommended the treatment that Ritu is receiving that makes her scream?

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