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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. Why is Mrs. Saunders ill when Olivia first meets her?
(a) She lost a child.
(b) She has malaria.
(c) She has dysentery.
(d) She lost her husband.

2. Why is the person the narrator discovers inside the royal tomb there, in Section 13?
(a) The person is hiding.
(b) The person is being held prisoner.
(c) The person is praying.
(d) The person is sick with fever.

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) Slaps the person in the face.
(d) Gives the person a ginger and honey tea.

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

5. What is the relationship between Tessie and Beth?
(a) They are bitter enemies.
(b) They are sisters.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose father died from a stroke when he was only 15?

2. Why does Inder Lal tell the narrator that his mother selected Ritu as his wife?

3. Who does the narrator discover when she investigates the royal tomb on March 30th?

4. Who tells the narrator that nothing human is important in India?

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

(see the answer key)

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