The diary-writer's story
Multiple choice reading quiz
Choose the correct answer
The diary-writer arrived in Bombay
- in the 1990's
- in the 1980's
- in the 1970's
The diary-writer is
- Douglas' granddaughter
- Douglas' daughter
- Olivia's cousin
The diary-writer's room in Satispur has
- a lot of furniture
- no furniture except a small desk
- only a desk and a bed
After Indian independence the British officials' houses were turned into
- museums
- shops
- offices
Inder Lal lives with
- his wife and children
- his wife, mother and children
- his wife, mother-in-law and children
Before meeting the diary-writer, Chid
- had been studying Hindu religion in India
- had been living in the missionaires' guesthouse
- had been travelling round India
Maji is
- a holy woman
- a beggar
- a street-seller
On the Husband's Wedding Day, Barba Firdaus' shrine is visited by women who want to
- get married
- have a baby
- find happiness
What's the matter with Inder Lal's wife?
- She's mentally ill
- She's very unhappy in her marriage
- She's jealous of the diary-writer
Maji thinks that Ritu will get better
- if she gets modern treatment of mental illnesses
- if she goes on a pilgrimage
- if they get rid of the evil spirit inside her body, by burning her arms and legs
The diary-writer doesn't tell Inder Lal about her pregnancy because
- she's considering having an abortion
- he might ask her to marry him
- he doesn't seem to enjoy having a family
In the end the diary-writer decides to have her baby
- in Satipur
- up in the mountains
- in England