View a FREE sample

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 does the narrator say prevents the world from being "a barren desert in which no oasis exists" (91)?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Charity.

2. When Jehan Ara is teething and fussy, what does Asghar accuse his wife of?
(a) Neglecting him.
(b) Being uneducated.
(c) Behaving like a child.
(d) Hurting the child.

3. What does Bilqeece make Begam Shahbaz promise her in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) To take care of Jehan Ara after her death.
(b) To make sure that Asghar does not remarry after her death.
(c) To stop buying charms to try to prevent her death.
(d) To demand payment from Asghar's family if she should die.

4. What is the Eed (Eid) referred to in Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) A celebration held at the end of Ramadan.
(b) The Islamic New Year celebration.
(c) A celebration held to commemorate the birth of Mohammad.
(d) A feast held during the time of the Hajj pilgrimage.

5. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?
(a) She knows that Asghar does not really love her.
(b) She gets frustrated waiting to see Asghar.
(c) She suspects that Asghar has fallen in love with someone else.
(d) She feels betrayed by the way Asghar has treated her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group of merchants talk about just before the Coronation, in Part II, Chapter 7?

2. From what bird does Kambal Shah suggest an "oil" be made to help Mir Nihal (157)?

3. What does the Part II, Chapter 5 description of Red Beard stress?

4. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?

5. In the opening paragraphs of Part II, Chapter 7, what aspect of the days before the Coronation is stressed?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 350 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample