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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 is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) A prince.
(c) A woman.
(d) An imam.

2. To what animal does the narrator compare the city of Delhi in the story's opening pages?
(a) A beaten dog.
(b) A starving tiger.
(c) An overburdened donkey.
(d) An elderly bull.

3. In Part III, Chapter 5, who gets Asghar a job?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His father-in-law.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

4. What does Mir Sangi claim his cousin accidentally succeeded in making silver from?
(a) Iron.
(b) Tin.
(c) Sand.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?

2. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?

3. What does Begam Nihal ask her grandson Majeed to do in order to make the dust storm stop?

4. What rumor has Mir Nihal heard about Nisar Ahmad?

5. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?

(see the answer key)

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