2. What does the narrator notice about the relationship between Ritu and Inder Lal's mother?
(a) Ritu is openly hostile to her mother-in-law.
(b) Ritu is abused by her mother-in-law.
(c) Ritu dotes on her mother-in-law.
(d) Ritu obeys her mother-in-law.

3. Who is the recipient of Olivia's letters that are in the narrator's possession?
(a) Ritu.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Mrs. Saunders.
(d) Beth.

4. Who befriends the narrator and gets her good deals at the bazaar in Section 11?
(a) Ritu.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) The tall woman who sells fruit.
(d) Inder Lal's mother.

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

6. Who does the narrator say her grandmother is in the first section of the novel?
(a) Tessie.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Beth.

7. Who volunteers to take the narrator to the Nawab's palace in Khatm for the first time?
(a) Mr. Crawford.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Harry.

8. Why won't the narrator have sex with Chid in Section 17?
(a) Sex has become painful for her.
(b) She decides that it brings her misery.
(c) It's too hot and he does not bathe.
(d) She is mad at him.

9. What does Chid ask the narrator for in Section 21?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Money.
(c) Her journal.
(d) His drinking cup.

10. Why does the narrator say she buys Indian clothing after settling into her new place in Satipur?
(a) It is cheaper and cooler.
(b) Her suitcase of clothing is stolen.
(c) She wants to fit in.
(d) It is feminine and alluring.

11. What does the narrator think about Karim living in India?
(a) She thinks he is too sickly to live in India.
(b) She doesn't understand why he doesn't come to India.
(c) She can't imagine him living in India.
(d) She thinks he is too materialistic to live in India.

12. Where does the narrator say she is staying in her February 16th entry?
(a) In a room above the saloon.
(b) In a room above a cloth shop.
(c) In the A's Hotel.
(d) In Marcia's small hut outside of Satipur.

13. Why is the person the narrator discovers inside the royal tomb there, in Section 13?
(a) The person is being held prisoner.
(b) The person is hiding.
(c) The person is sick with fever.
(d) The person is praying.

14. How does Chid's chanting affect the narrator?
(a) She finds it unbearable.
(b) She finds it peaceful
(c) It's just another background noise.
(d) It lulls her to sleep.

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