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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Part III, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes about the weather just before Begam Waheed's departure for Bhopal?
(a) The breeze dies and the heat becomes unbearable.
(b) There is a storm that floods the roads out of Delhi.
(c) There is a period of unseasonable cold.
(d) A cooler breeze begins and rain finally blows into Delhi.

2. 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) He has repeatedly told Bundoo how unhappy he was in Bhopal.
(d) The reader is aware that Asghar is not really capable of happiness.

3. In what city does the man who wants to marry the Nihals' daughter live?
(a) Bhopal.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Madras.

4. What do Asghar's friends do while he waits to be "introduced" to his bride after the ceremony?
(a) Read poetry they have written for the occasion.
(b) Sing lewd songs about his wedding night.
(c) Offer prayers for his happiness with his new wife.
(d) Take turns making up outrageous stories about Asghar.

5. What does the introduction's title indicate the purpose of the introduction is?
(a) To explain why the author wrote Twilight in Delhi.
(b) To make a claim for the essentially Muslim nature of Delhi.
(c) To expose the barbarism with which the British ruled India.
(d) To offer insight into the historical circumstances that led to British rule in India.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?

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

3. To whom does Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq wish to marry his niece?

4. What is significant about the year that Begam Nihal compares the summer's heat to?

5. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?

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