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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 does Olivia see in the room with the Nawab's pianos?
(a) A painting of his first wife.
(b) A painting of herself.
(c) A child-size bicycle.
(d) Rusting camera equipment.

2. Why doesn't Harry take the berth that Douglas has arranged for him?
(a) He has his own berth arranged.
(b) He does not want to leave Olivia.
(c) The Nawab cancels the berth.
(d) He does not want to leave his mother.

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

4. What does Inder Lal say about his belief in evil spirits?
(a) He does not believe in evil spirits.
(b) He believes that evil spirits are all around us.
(c) He believes that evil spirits cannot enter a virtuous person.
(d) He does not believe in any type of God or spirits.

5. How long does Maji say it will take Ritu to reach the destination on the pilgrimage?
(a) 42 days.
(b) A matter of days.
(c) A year and a day.
(d) Weeks and months of traveling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Ritu visits the narrator in her room after she tries unsuccessfully to throw Chid out of her room?

2. Who awakens the narrator by screaming in the courtyard on March 9th?

3. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?

4. How does Chid's chanting affect the narrator?

5. What is the religious significance of Baba Firdau's shrine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Harry's argument with Olivia in Section 22.

2. How does Chid treat the people and things in his life?

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

4. Is Mrs. Saunders aware of Olivia's relationship with the Nawab in Section 24?

5. Why does Olivia write to Marcia in Section 16?

6. Describe Chid's health in Section 30.

7. Describe Maji.

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

9. Why is the narrator motivated to travel to India?

10. Explain how the narrator tells Chid and Inder Lal about her pregnancy in Section 28.

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