1. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?
(a) An "oasis in the desert."
(b) A "candle which tempts the moths."
(c) A "new flower in bloom."
(d) An "evil-smelling flower."

2. Why does Habibuddin argue that they cannot cancel Mehro's wedding?
(a) They have spent a lot of money on the preparations.
(b) Mehro herself has not asked them to.
(c) The groom's family will take some kind of revenge on them.
(d) It will shame their family.

3. Who are the Mughals?
(a) A dynasty originating in Northern India that ruled for the first half of the 1800's.
(b) An Afghan dynasty who ruled parts of India for about 16 years during the 1500's.
(c) A Turco-Mongolian dynasty who ruled India from the late 1500's to the early 1700's.
(d) A dynasty originating in Southern India that ruled from the 1400's to the early 1600's.

4. In Part II, Chapter 4, what thought makes Mir Nihal suddenly feel guilty and stop eating?
(a) He was not present at Babban Jan's death because he was busy with his birds.
(b) Babban Jan is dead and he should not be enjoying himself.
(c) The deaths of the pigeons were a result of his distraction over a mistress.
(d) He has neglected his responsibilities to his wife and children.

5. What causes Mir Nihal to be so depressed that he does not fly his pigeons one afternoon in Chapter 2?
(a) His worries over Babban Jan.
(b) The diminishing role he plays in his own household.
(c) His concern over the illness of Begam Jamal and Masroor.
(d) The heat-related deaths of some of his birds.