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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?

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?

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?

That he was supernaturally inspired by some strange power Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator's kinsman do secretly while listening to the mysterious man's conversation?

Took notes of his conversation Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's occupation when he was posted at Barich?

Collector of cotton duties Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the river that flowed near the marble palace?

Susta Signup and view all the answers

Who built the marble palace at Barich?

Emperor Mahmud Shah II Signup and view all the answers

Why did the author's clerk, Karim Khan, warn him not to stay at the palace at night?

Because the palace had a bad reputation Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial effect of the palace's solitude on the author?

It weighed upon him like a nightmare Signup and view all the answers