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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. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?
(a) Begam Waheed argued against him being sent to live with her.
(b) The two stories he recalls from that time are not really happy ones.
(c) The reader is aware that Asghar is not really capable of happiness.
(d) He has repeatedly told Bundoo how unhappy he was in Bhopal.

2. In Part III, what are the residents of Delhi afraid will happen once New Delhi is completed?
(a) The city will become too expensive to live in.
(b) The English will banish Muslim residents again.
(c) Old Delhi will be neglected and fall into ruin.
(d) There will be no way to remove the English from power.

3. After several months following his stroke, what is Mir Nihal able to do by himself?
(a) Go up the stairs.
(b) Walk outside.
(c) Eat and drink.
(d) Sit up in bed.

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

5. What historical event begins in the opening of Part III, Chapter 8?
(a) The first meeting of the Indian National Congress.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation campaign

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal tell his wife will happen if Asghar insists on marrying Bilqeece?

2. Who is the poet who wrote the words to the song that Gul Bano sings?

3. During the discussion of alchemy, what does Kambal Shah say would happen if everyone had equal wealth?

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

5. Which Nihal family member is said to be everyone's favorite?

(see the answer key)

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