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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. Where does Olivia go after her abortion?
(a) To her home.
(b) To the palace.
(c) To England.
(d) To the hospital.

2. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?
(a) To see the stars.
(b) To be close to Inder Lal.
(c) To escape the rodents.
(d) To escape the heat.

3. Who tells the narrator the old beggar woman's name?
(a) Ruti.
(b) Inder Lal's mother.
(c) The laundry woman.
(d) Maji.

4. When is the first time that Olivia calls the Nawab by his name?
(a) After he tells her that he is glad she is pregnant.
(b) When they add 3 red ribbons to the shrine.
(c) Just before she tells him about her pregnancy.
(d) When they play the piano duet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose father died from a stroke when he was only 15?

2. Who does not agree that a suttee is a form of suicide?

3. What do the narrator and Inder Lal do together in Section 25?

4. What does Maji say will happen after the pilgrimage party reaches the tree line of the mountain base?

5. Why does the narrator tell Inder Lal that she is in India (other than for Olivia's letters)?

(see the answer key)

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