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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Chid at the end of Section 30?
(a) He has left, but no one knows where he is.
(b) Dead, and his body awaits cremation.
(c) He is back at the narrator's room.
(d) In the hospital ward.

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

4. What accounts for the intensely hot weather in Section 25?
(a) The lack of cloud cover.
(b) The drought.
(c) The coming monsoons.
(d) The way the valley holds the heat.

5. What is Chid's status in Section 30?
(a) He is admitted to the hopsital.
(b) He has been released from the hospital.
(c) He is comatose.
(d) He is dying.

6. Why does the narrator contact Chid's family?
(a) To tell them he is dying.
(b) To ask his mother to come to his side.
(c) To ask for a return ticket.
(d) To ask for money.

7. Who do Harry, the Nawab, and Olivia laugh at in Section 24?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Dr. Saunders.
(c) Mrs. Saunders.
(d) Major Minnies.

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

9. In Section 25, what happens between Inder Lal and the narrator on their outing together?
(a) They argue about Ritu.
(b) They make love.
(c) She slaps him.
(d) She kisses him and he leaves.

10. How does Harry tell Olivia that the Nawab handles questions he does not wish to answer?
(a) He turns the question into an accusation of the questioner.
(b) He remains silent.
(c) He answers the question with a question.
(d) He laughs at the questioner and then the questions.

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

12. Harry once again accompanies the Nawab to pick up Olivia after having been absent due to his illness. What does Olivia notice about his behavior on his first reappearance?
(a) That he seems nervous and tense.
(b) That his energy is much lower than it used to be.
(c) That he is reluctant to leave.
(d) That he is eager to leave.

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

14. How does the Nawab die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He has a stroke.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He is assassinated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olivia seem to feel about determining the father of her child in Section 29?

2. How does the doctor at the hospital ward respond to Chid and the narrator?

3. Why, in Section 24, does Olivia cease to hurry home after her visits to the palace?

4. What does Olivia ask Harry to do in Section 32?

5. What does Dr. Saunders express after learning about Olivia's induced "miscarriage"?

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