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

2. How does the narrator describe Chid?
(a) He's always hungry for sleep and sex.
(b) He carries an aura of danger.
(c) He's seeking for answers.
(d) He's a bit of calm in a storm of chaos.

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

4. How do the townspeople treat Chid?
(a) With respect.
(b) With disdain.
(c) With curiosity.
(d) With fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ritu going on her pilgrimage?

2. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?

3. What is the narrator called in Part 1 Section 4?

4. What is the Begum?

5. Who does not agree that a suttee is a form of suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Satipur like in Section 17?

2. Describe the behavior and actions of the midwives during Olivia's abortion.

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

4. Do you think Chid is a sadhu?

5. Why does Inder Lal's mother take Ritu on the pilgrimage?

6. Why does the Begum visit Olivia during the abortion?

7. How do Ritu's screams and Chid's chants affect the narrator in Section17?

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

9. Explain how the narrator's sleep is interrupted in Section 10.

10. Describe Maji.

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