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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to perform an abortion for the pregnant person on July 31st?
(a) Chid.
(b) Inder Lal's mother.
(c) Maji.
(d) Ritu.

2. What does Maji offer the narrator in Section 33?
(a) A swimming outfit.
(b) A relaxing massage.
(c) An abortion inducing massage.
(d) Her hut.

3. What do the narrator and Inder Lal do together in Section 25?
(a) Pick mangoes.
(b) Collect seeds for planting.
(c) Have a picnic.
(d) Buy medicine for Ritu.

4. Where do the narrator and Inder Lal go together in Section 25?
(a) To a healer.
(b) To a Hindu celebration.
(c) To Baba Firdau's Shrine.
(d) To the Suttee Shrine.

5. Who becomes Douglas's second wife?
(a) Beth's sister.
(b) Harry's cousin.
(c) Mrs. Saunders' cousin.
(d) Marcia's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say she is anxious for the seasons to change at the end of the story?

2. What does Dr. Saunders express after learning about Olivia's induced "miscarriage"?

3. What does Olivia seem to feel about determining the father of her child in Section 29?

4. In Section 24, why does Douglas seem to believe that Olivia travels frequently to Khatm?

5. What is true of the weather in Section 23?

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