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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Olivia live after leaving Douglas?
(a) In a house in the mountains.
(b) Alone in Satipur City.
(c) In the palace with the Nawab.
(d) In England.

2. Who warns Olivia that "they" only want to "you-know-what with a white woman"?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Harry.
(c) Major Saunders.
(d) Mrs. Saunders.

3. With whom does Olivia spend her Sundays?
(a) Beth Crawford.
(b) Harry.
(c) The Nawab.
(d) Douglas.

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

5. What does Olivia mention about her piano playing in Section 26?
(a) That she has much improved.
(b) That she uses it as an outlet for her frustration.
(c) That she hasn't played for a long time.
(d) That it seems to soothe the Nawab.

6. What does the person who interrupts Olivia's abortion do?
(a) Cries and begs.
(b) Looks into her eyes.
(c) Takes her home.
(d) Holds her tight.

7. Who does Olivia first tell about her pregnancy?
(a) Harry.
(b) The Nawab.
(c) The Begum.
(d) Douglas.

8. Who interrupts Olivia's abortion?
(a) Dr. Saunders.
(b) Douglas.
(c) The Nawab.
(d) The Begum.

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

10. What does the narrator report in her August 31st journal entry?
(a) She is followed by a woman.
(b) She cannot eat mangoes without getting sick.
(c) She is very ill.
(d) She has shaved her head.

11. 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 play the piano duet.
(c) Just before she tells him about her pregnancy.
(d) When they add 3 red ribbons to the shrine.

12. What do the midwives discuss when Olivia first arrives?
(a) A collapsing house.
(b) A devastated mango grove.
(c) A fighting husband and wife.
(d) An uncontrollable child.

13. What is Samadhi?
(a) The connection between a mother and her unborn child.
(b) A higher state of consciousness.
(c) A body of water created by a monsoon.
(d) A glimpse of the future.

14. What do the narrator and Inder Lal do together in Section 25?
(a) Have a picnic.
(b) Collect seeds for planting.
(c) Pick mangoes.
(d) Buy medicine for Ritu.

15. What does Chid say is wrong with him when he is in the hospital ward?
(a) He caught a disease from a woman on the pilgrimage.
(b) He is being tested by God.
(c) He can't stand the smell of the ward.
(d) His unfulfilled spirit is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator intend to stay at her proposed destination at the end of the story?

2. What do Harry and Olivia quarrel about in Section 22?

3. What does the narrator reveal about Douglas' children in her August 20th journal entry?

4. Where does the narrator plan to go in Section 36?

5. Who tells the narrator the old beggar woman's name?

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