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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. 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) His concern over the illness of Begam Jamal and Masroor.
(c) The heat-related deaths of some of his birds.
(d) The diminishing role he plays in his own household.

2. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?
(a) He should make sure that Bilqeece really wants to marry him.
(b) He should go and make peace with his father.
(c) He should go speak to Begam Shahbaz himself.
(d) He should come back to Bhopal with her.

3. Why did Mir Nihal forbid Asghar to study at Aligarh?
(a) Mir Nihal does not have the money for Aligarh's tuition.
(b) Mir Nihal thinks that the curriculum at Aligarh is too difficult for Asghar.
(c) Mir Nihal thinks that studying at Aligarh will alienate his son from Islam.
(d) Mir Nihal has heard that Aligarh admits female students.

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

5. What does Bari tell Mushtari Bai she should do for him and Asghar?
(a) Play the rubab.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Make some food.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?

2. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?

3. Who are the Mughals?

4. What does the introduction's title indicate the purpose of the introduction is?

5. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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