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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. Why is the person the narrator discovers inside the royal tomb there, in Section 13?
(a) The person is being held prisoner.
(b) The person is sick with fever.
(c) The person is hiding.
(d) The person is praying.

2. Who does the narrator say her grandmother is in the first section of the novel?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Tessie.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Beth.

3. What do Olivia and Douglas argue about when the prince extends a second visit to the palace?
(a) If it's appropriate to go during a holy time.
(b) The fact that the Crawfords are not invited.
(c) The fact that the Minnies are not invited.
(d) What to bring to the prince.

4. What best describes the narrator's room when both Chid and Ritu are in it?
(a) It is full of silent tension.
(b) It becomes a friendly haven for all three of them.
(c) It takes on a peace it did not have before.
(d) It sounds like a religious war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Olivia's letters to Marcia?

2. How does the narrator explain her spiritual calling to Inder Lal?

3. Where is Ritu going on her pilgrimage?

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

5. Where does Chid recover from his fever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Douglas and the Nawab represent in Section 16?

2. Describe Chid's transformation in Section 28.

3. Describe Dr. Saunders' opinion of Olivia in Section 35.

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

5. Describe Olivia's feelings about and prior to the dinner party that she and Douglas attend at the Nawab's palace in Section 6.

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

7. Why don't Ritu's screams in Section 18 bother Chid?

8. How do Inder Lal and the narrator become closer at their visit to the Nawab's palace?

9. Why does the narrator write to Chid's family in Section 31?

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

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