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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. How old is Mir Nihal?
(a) 62.
(b) 75.
(c) 69.
(d) 55.

2. In the story that Saeed Hasan tells in Part III about the farmer and his daughter, what does the daughter discover?
(a) Gold.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Silver.

3. What is Mizra Nasirul Mulk's relationship to Bahadur Shah?
(a) He is Bahadur Shah's Lord Governor's son.
(b) He is Bahadur Shah's great-grandson.
(c) He is Bahadur Shah's nephew.
(d) He is Bahadur Shah's son.

4. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 1, what are the women busy working on?
(a) Cleaning the house before the guests arrive.
(b) Buying new jewelry to wear to the wedding.
(c) Sewing clothing for Bilqeece.
(d) Cooking for the guests.

5. What does Bilqeece make Begam Shahbaz promise her in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) To demand payment from Asghar's family if she should die.
(b) To make sure that Asghar does not remarry after her death.
(c) To take care of Jehan Ara after her death.
(d) To stop buying charms to try to prevent her death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal do when Asghar comes to his house wearing English clothes in Part IV?

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

3. Besides the Koran, what sits between Asghar and Bilqeece during the ceremony of seeing the bride's face?

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

5. When Begam Nihal tells her husband that he can buy more pigeons to replace those that have died, how does he react?

(see the answer key)

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