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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 rumor has Mir Nihal heard about Nisar Ahmad?
(a) He sells impure ghee in his business.
(b) He has a Farangi girlfriend.
(c) He uses powerful charms to acquire customers.
(d) He has rare dappled pigeons for sale.

2. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?
(a) He should get married soon.
(b) He is spending time with a family she dislikes.
(c) He should get a job soon.
(d) He was seen in the company of a dancing girl.

3. What causes Mir Nihal to be so depressed that he does not fly his pigeons one afternoon in Chapter 2?
(a) The diminishing role he plays in his own household.
(b) His worries over Babban Jan.
(c) The heat-related deaths of some of his birds.
(d) His concern over the illness of Begam Jamal and Masroor.

4. When Asghar arrives at Bari's house, what is his friend doing?
(a) Reading a book of poetry.
(b) Smoking a hookah.
(c) Flying pigeons.
(d) Kite fighting.

5. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?
(a) The partition of India and Pakistan.
(b) The outbreak of World War I.
(c) The Indian government's anger over his writings.
(d) His decision to renounce his Indian citizenship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Mir Nihal forbid Asghar to study at Aligarh?

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

4. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?

5. What event are workers being forced to work in the extreme heat in preparation for?

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