View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the conversation about their childhood, what does Asghar imply about his father?
(a) Mir Nihal used to beat Asghar.
(b) Mir Nihal was the father of Dilchain's child.
(c) Mir Nihal is not as religious as he claims to be.
(d) Mir Nihal has a gambling problem.

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

3. To whom does Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq wish to marry his niece?
(a) Asghar.
(b) Ghafoor.
(c) Masroor.
(d) Majeed.

4. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?
(a) Mir Nihal could not afford to keep everyone in his house.
(b) Begam Nihal was mentally unwell.
(c) Begam Waheed had an interest in a boy the family disliked.
(d) Asghar had angered his father.

5. What is the main subject of Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) The typical daily routines of the Nihal household.
(b) The relationship between Asghar and Bilqeece.
(c) The symbolic importance of Mir Nihal's pigeons.
(d) The decline of the city of Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bari tell Mushtari Bai she should do for him and Asghar?

2. When Begam Waheed tells her mother that Asghar is in love with Bilqeece, what does Begam Nihal accuse Bilqeece's mother of?

3. To what animal does the narrator compare the city of Delhi in the story's opening pages?

4. Who is Mehro Zamani?

5. In what city does the man who wants to marry the Nihals' daughter live?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 327 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample