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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Section 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes the royal tombs visited by the narrator in Section 13?
(a) Crumbling to the ground.
(b) Simple and peaceful.
(c) Gilt with gold and very ornate.
(d) Enclosed by arches and dark.

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

3. Why does the narrator start sleeping in the outdoor courtyard with Inder Lal's family?
(a) To escape the heat.
(b) To escape the rodents.
(c) To be close to Inder Lal.
(d) To see the stars.

4. What best describes the Nawab's palace during the narrator's first visit?
(a) Bustling with activity.
(b) Practically empty.
(c) Gloomy and crumbling.
(d) Ornate and impressive.

5. What does the palace watchman give to the narrator?
(a) Rock sugar and flower petals.
(b) Mango leaves.
(c) The rupees she drops on the way in.
(d) A key.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says she came to India to find peace, but only got dysentery?

2. What does the narrator say she learns about the house where Olivia and Douglas used to live in the February 16th journal entry?

3. Who says, at the Crawford's dinner party, that if a woman wants to throw her life away for her religion it is her choice?

4. What is the Begum?

5. What does Inder Lal's mother do to calm the screaming person in the courtyard the night of March 9th?

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