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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part IV Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
(a) It would be improper for them to be with him if his friends should stop by.
(b) Begam Nihal thinks that he will recover faster if he has to come to them for company.
(c) They are busy with preparations for another wedding.
(d) The Hakim has told him that he should sleep during the day.

2. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?
(a) He traps rats.
(b) He writes poetry.
(c) He reads.
(d) He talks with Ghafoor.

3. What item among the bath things sent by Bilqeece's family is unfamiliar to the women in Asghar's family?
(a) The tooth brushing powder.
(b) The hairbrush.
(c) The soap case.
(d) The toothbrush.

4. What is implied by the snippet of poetry that Mir Nihal thinks about at the end of Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) He is unlikely to recover well from any further disappointments.
(b) He wishes that he felt about Begam Nihal the way he feels about Babban Jan.
(c) His mental state is much more precarious than others realize.
(d) He understands that his love for Babban Jan is impious.

5. What does the Part II, Chapter 5 description of Red Beard stress?
(a) His boisterousness.
(b) His unattractiveness.
(c) His gentleness.
(d) His dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening paragraphs of Part II, Chapter 7, what aspect of the days before the Coronation is stressed?

2. Which of the women performs a dance while dressed like a man, to amuse the other women in Part III?

3. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?

4. Why does Mir Nihal go to the Chowk on Friday evening?

5. When Bilqeece realizes that she is near death, what does she do?

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