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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. Who does not agree that a suttee is a form of suicide?
(a) Only Beth Crawford.
(b) Major Minnies and Olivia.
(c) Olivia and Beth Crawford.
(d) Douglas and Dr. Saunders.

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

3. What best describes the royal tombs visited by the narrator in Section 13?
(a) Simple and peaceful.
(b) Crumbling to the ground.
(c) Enclosed by arches and dark.
(d) Gilt with gold and very ornate.

4. Why does Inder Lal tell the narrator that his mother selected Ritu as his wife?
(a) She has all her teeth.
(b) She brought a good dowry.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) She can read and write.

5. How does the narrator describe Baba Firdau's shrine?
(a) It is simple and radiates peace.
(b) She never sees it.
(c) It is full of phallic symbols and fertility icons.
(d) Poorly maintained.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chid at the end of Section 30?

2. Why is the beggar woman who the narrator brings to the hospital living on the streets?

3. What accounts for the intensely hot weather in Section 25?

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

5. When does she tell Douglas that she is pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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