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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do on the way back to her room after learning of the pregnancy in Section 23?
(a) Buys a small gift at the bazaar.
(b) Skips through puddles.
(c) Cries.
(d) Convinces the person to keep the baby.

2. Where does the narrator go on her way to the bazaar on August 31st?
(a) To Maji's hut.
(b) To tie strings at the shrine.
(c) To the monsoon pond in the village center.
(d) To visit Ritu.

3. What does Olivia mention about her piano playing in Section 26?
(a) That she has much improved.
(b) That it seems to soothe the Nawab.
(c) That she uses it as an outlet for her frustration.
(d) That she hasn't played for a long time.

4. What do Harry and Olivia quarrel about in Section 22?
(a) Harry says Olivia shouldn't visit the palace.
(b) Harry wants Olivia to tell Douglas about her time with the Nawab.
(c) Harry wants Olivia to run away with him.
(d) Olivia believes that Harry is going to tell Douglas about the time she spends with the Nawab.

5. Where does Olivia live after leaving Douglas?
(a) In the palace with the Nawab.
(b) In England.
(c) In a house in the mountains.
(d) Alone in Satipur City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor at the hospital ward say is wrong with Chid?

2. How does the narrator feel about Inder Lal, according to her August 15th journal entry?

3. What does the narrator tell Maji in the final section of the novel?

4. Where does Olivia go after her abortion?

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

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