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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 10 Section 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does she tell Douglas that she is pregnant?
(a) Just before he leaves for a month long trip.
(b) After they fight about routine household matters.
(c) On the same day she tells the Nawab.
(d) As they are going to a dinner at the Nawab's.

3. What does the narrator think about Karim living in India?
(a) She can't imagine him living in India.
(b) She thinks he is too sickly to live in India.
(c) She doesn't understand why he doesn't come to India.
(d) She thinks he is too materialistic to live in India.

4. How does the narrator explain her spiritual calling to Inder Lal?
(a) She feels she must find a spiritual calling, or is doomed.
(b) She doesn't understand it, but feels pulled by a higher power.
(c) She felt called to come to India to pursue a higher calling.
(d) She does not feel any spiritual calling.

5. How are Olivia's visits to the palace affected after she tells the Nawab that she is pregnant?
(a) She stops going.
(b) She visits less often.
(c) She spends more time with the Begum.
(d) She visits more often.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Chid as a houseguest?

2. When is the first time that Olivia calls the Nawab by his name?

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

4. Who does Olivia first tell about her pregnancy?

5. Where does Chid recover from his fever?

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