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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part III, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which residents of Delhi are described in the first page and a half of Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) Islamic clergy.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Vendors.

2. During the dust storm, who eavesdrops on Begam Waheed and Begam Nihal's conversation about Asghar?
(a) Dilchain.
(b) Anjum Zamani.
(c) Mehro.
(d) Begam Jamal.

3. What is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) A woman.
(c) A prince.
(d) An imam.

4. What does Asghar's strategy seem to be in bringing up the death of Begam Waheed's husband?
(a) He wants to trigger her yearning to be with her family so that she will be feeling especially loving toward him.
(b) He wants to flatter his sister for her courage and then elicit her pity because people do not respect him as they respect her.
(c) He wants to remind her of how important her marriage was to her and compare this with his own feelings about marriage.
(d) He wants to make her feel emotionally vulnerable so that she gratefully recalls how much she has always relied on him.

5. What does Bilqeece believe is wrong in her relationship with Asghar, as described in Part III?
(a) There are too many members of her family living with them.
(b) He is ashamed that he cannot provide more for her.
(c) It is natural for husband and wife to grow apart over time.
(d) She must have done something wrong and made him angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?

2. In what year does Part III, Chapter 6 take place?

3. What historical event begins in the opening of Part III, Chapter 8?

4. What is the Jama Masjid?

5. Which person from Asghar's own family agrees that he selfish and not treating Bilqeece properly in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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