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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 Olivia feel when she is first invited to visit the Nawab's palace with Douglas in 1923?
(a) She is excited to talk to Mrs. Crawford and other women.
(b) She is intimidated by the idea of meeting royalty.
(c) She is excited to show off her dress and jewels.
(d) She dreads spending time with stuffy government types.

2. Why does Major Minnies consider "Husband's Wedding Day" a problem?
(a) There is conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims.
(b) There are too many people in a small space.
(c) The Nawab promotes anti-English sentiment on this day.
(d) The Nawab encourages fighting on this day.

3. Why does the narrator tell Inder Lal that she is in India (other than for Olivia's letters)?
(a) To pursue a dream.
(b) To find herself.
(c) To build a future.
(d) To escape the materialism of the West.

4. What does Chid wear?
(a) An orange Indian ascetic's robe.
(b) A beggar's badge.
(c) A soldier's uniform.
(d) A very worn straw farmer's hat.

5. What happens when Olivia plays the piano for the Nawab?
(a) He loses interest and leaves.
(b) He breaks down in tears.
(c) He sits down at the other piano and plays.
(d) He starts to sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say she is staying in her February 16th entry?

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

3. Why does the narrator say she buys Indian clothing after settling into her new place in Satipur?

4. What best describes the Nawab's palace during the narrator's first visit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the narrator's clothing and her reasons for choosing them in Section 4.

3. Describe a typical day for the narrator, according to her March 8th journal entry.

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

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

6. Why is Husband's Wedding Day significant to the narrator in Section 15?

7. Describe the narrator's first night, and impressions of, Bombay.

8. Describe the beggar the narrator notices and helps in Section 23.

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

10. Does the narrator trust Maji?

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