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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. Where does Part III, Chapter 6 say that "strange people" begun appearing from, changing the language and culture of Delhi (144)?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Europe.
(c) Africa.
(d) The Punjab.

2. In the opening paragraphs of Part II, Chapter 7, what aspect of the days before the Coronation is stressed?
(a) The hypocrisy.
(b) The anxiety.
(c) The novelty.
(d) The injustice.

3. Who is the poet who wrote the words to the song that Gul Bano sings?
(a) Mir Taqi Mir.
(b) Mir Babar Ali Anis.
(c) Bahadur Shah.
(d) Ghalib.

4. After the younger people feed Asghar sweets in Part III, what do the older people put in his hands?
(a) Pinches of spice.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Coins.
(d) Golden beads.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?

2. During the dust storm, who eavesdrops on Begam Waheed and Begam Nihal's conversation about Asghar?

3. What is the main idea of the epigraph on the book's title page?

4. Besides their money, what does Begam Nihal like about Meraj's family?

5. When Begam Waheed tells her mother that Asghar is in love with Bilqeece, what does Begam Nihal accuse Bilqeece's mother of?

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