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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts the narrator to investigate the royal tomb on March 30th?
(a) A loud groaning.
(b) Something she read at the library.
(c) Something in Olivia's letters.
(d) A symbol she sees on the outside of the tomb.

2. Who does the narrator discover when she investigates the royal tomb on March 30th?
(a) Ritu.
(b) Inder Lal.
(c) The angry English woman she met at the British bungalow.
(d) Chid.

3. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are bitter enemies.

4. What game do Olivia and Nawab play when he first takes her to the grove?
(a) The Begum.
(b) Charades.
(c) Hide and go seek.
(d) Musical chairs.

5. Why is Ritu sent on a pilgrimage?
(a) To heal her ailments.
(b) To heal a sick child.
(c) To represent the village.
(d) To pray for rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe her relationship with her grandfather?

2. Where does the narrator's new friend take her in Section 11?

3. Who is the recipient of Olivia's letters that are in the narrator's possession?

4. What does Inder Lal's mother do to calm the screaming person in the courtyard the night of March 9th?

5. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chid's appearance when the narrator finds him in the royal tomb.

2. Explain the importance of the red strings in Section 26.

3. Are Mrs. Saunders and Olivia similar, based on their first meeting in Section 8?

4. Is the narrator helping Chid when she lets him stay with her in Section 14?

5. Why does the narrator decide to travel to the town of X in the final chapter?

6. Is the narrator's decision to stay in India indicative of her approval or disapproval of Olivia's life and decisions?

7. Based on her actions in Section 23, is the narrator a kindhearted person?

8. Is Maji sympathetic to the narrator?

9. Describe Maji.

10. What kind of a person is Chid when the narrator first meets him in Section 7?

(see the answer keys)

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