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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Section 9 | Part 3 Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Olivia's letters to Marcia?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Beth.
(c) Harry.
(d) An anonymous source.

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

3. What does Inder Lal's mother do to calm the screaming person in the courtyard the night of March 9th?
(a) Sprinkles rice and utters incantations.
(b) Sings and rocks the person back to sleep.
(c) Gives the person a ginger and honey tea.
(d) Slaps the person in the face.

4. What paperwork does the narrator keep on her small desk in Part 1, Section 3?
(a) Olivia's letters, her journal and a guide to India.
(b) Olivia's letters, her journal and a Hindi grammar book.
(c) Olivia's letters and the map to the palace.
(d) Her journal, Tessie's diary and a Hindi grammar book.

5. What best describes the narrator's morning routine at her room in Satipur?
(a) She awakens to birds and cooks for Inder Lal.
(b) She works on her papers and doesn't stop to eat until late in the day.
(c) She awakens to bells and works on her papers.
(d) She lights the fire and eats with Inder Lal's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Olivia four days after she and Douglas attend their first dinner party at the palace?

2. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?

3. Who awakens the narrator by screaming in the courtyard on March 9th?

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

5. How does Olivia feel when she is first invited to visit the Nawab's palace with Douglas in 1923?

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