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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 does Inder Lal react to Chid's reappearance in Section 28?
(a) He receives him like a long lost brother.
(b) He is initially shy in Chid's presence.
(c) He is angry at Chid for returning.
(d) He is jealous of the time Chid spends with the narrator.

2. How does the narrator feel about Inder Lal, according to her August 15th journal entry?
(a) She is confused by him and their relationship.
(b) She resents his treatment of Ritu.
(c) She is annoyed by his constant presence.
(d) She enjoys his company when they are alone.

3. 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) The men treat her kindly, but the women talk behind her back.
(b) They act as if she is unclean.
(c) They treat her with more respect.
(d) The women treat her kindly, but the men ignore her.

4. Where does the narrator go on her way to the bazaar on August 31st?
(a) To tie strings at the shrine.
(b) To visit Ritu.
(c) To the monsoon pond in the village center.
(d) To Maji's hut.

5. Why doesn't Harry pick Olivia up anymore in Section 22?
(a) He is now employed by the Begum.
(b) The Nawab has forbidden him to be alone with her.
(c) He has gone to the Nawab's mountain chalet.
(d) He is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when she first wonders if the beggar woman she sees in Section 23 is dead?

2. What best describes the narrator's morning routine at her room in Satipur?

3. In whose arms does the old beggar woman die?

4. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?

5. What does the palace watchman give to the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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