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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 does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) A fistfight.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A dead pigeon.

2. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
(a) It would be improper for them to be with him if his friends should stop by.
(b) Begam Nihal thinks that he will recover faster if he has to come to them for company.
(c) The Hakim has told him that he should sleep during the day.
(d) They are busy with preparations for another wedding.

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

4. What is Mirza the milk-seller's attitude toward the English?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Obsequious.
(d) Ambivalent.

5. Besides higher prices, what is affecting the economy of Delhi at the time that Part III, Chapter 9 takes place?
(a) Crop failure.
(b) Heavy export taxes.
(c) The failure of Indian banks.
(d) Cheap imported goods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While Asghar and Begam Waheed are talking about their childhood, what can Asghar hear in the background?

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

4. What does Mir Sangi claim his cousin accidentally succeeded in making silver from?

5. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?

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