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What were the narrator and his kinsman doing when they met the mysterious man?
What were the narrator and his kinsman doing when they met the mysterious man?
- Returning to Calcutta from a business trip
- Attending a cultural festival
- Returning to Calcutta from their Puja trip (correct)
- Going to a meeting with native chiefs
What did the narrator and his kinsman initially think the mysterious man was?
What did the narrator and his kinsman initially think the mysterious man was?
- An up-country Mahomedan (correct)
- An Englishman
- An up-country Hindu
- A native chief
What did the mysterious man's conversation make the narrator and his kinsman realize?
What did the mysterious man's conversation make the narrator and his kinsman realize?
- That there were secret forces at work that they were unaware of (correct)
- That they were going to be supernaturally inspired
- That they were not knowledgeable about science and the Vedas
- That they were knowledgeable about science and the Vedas
What did the narrator's kinsman, a theosophist, believe about the mysterious man?
What did the narrator's kinsman, a theosophist, believe about the mysterious man?
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What did the narrator's kinsman do secretly while listening to the mysterious man's conversation?
What did the narrator's kinsman do secretly while listening to the mysterious man's conversation?
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What was the author's occupation when he was posted at Barich?
What was the author's occupation when he was posted at Barich?
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What was the name of the river that flowed near the marble palace?
What was the name of the river that flowed near the marble palace?
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Who built the marble palace at Barich?
Who built the marble palace at Barich?
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Why did the author's clerk, Karim Khan, warn him not to stay at the palace at night?
Why did the author's clerk, Karim Khan, warn him not to stay at the palace at night?
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What was the initial effect of the palace's solitude on the author?
What was the initial effect of the palace's solitude on the author?
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