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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What conclusion does Mir Nihan come to during his conversation with Nawab Puttan in Part II?
(a) He should try to build a relationship with Begam Nihal instead of with a mistress.
(b) It is time to get Mehro married and settled in Bhopal.
(c) He has no good reason to continue to oppose Asghar's marriage.
(d) Many of his problems began with the lie about spending time with Nawab Puttan.

3. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?
(a) They are "poisonous."
(b) They are "shaded with uncertainty."
(c) They are "luminous."
(d) They are "full of night."

4. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?
(a) The British attempt to anglicize Indians.
(b) The elevation of Warren Hastings to Governor.
(c) The intervention of the Catholic Church.
(d) The defeat of an attempted Afghan invasion of India.

5. Why does Mir Nihal go to the Chowk on Friday evening?
(a) To pray with his neighbors.
(b) To see Babban Jan.
(c) To speak with Nisar Ahmad.
(d) To buy pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the conversation about their childhood, what does Asghar imply about his father?

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

4. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?

5. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?

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