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

2. Why does Mir Nihal not go into work on Saturday after a cat attacked his pigeons?
(a) He no longer sees a point in working.
(b) He is too sad about the pigeons.
(c) He is exhausted and sleeps all day instead.
(d) The shop is closed for the weekend.

3. In the story about Mir Jamal's pigeons, what does Mir Jamal refuse to do?
(a) Keep the pigeons that his flock captured.
(b) Take part in any matches held at the Durbar.
(c) Fly his pigeons with amateurs and hobbyists.
(d) Train his pigeons to fly from a carriage roof.

4. Who are the Mughals?
(a) An Afghan dynasty who ruled parts of India for about 16 years during the 1500's.
(b) A Turco-Mongolian dynasty who ruled India from the late 1500's to the early 1700's.
(c) A dynasty originating in Southern India that ruled from the 1400's to the early 1600's.
(d) A dynasty originating in Northern India that ruled for the first half of the 1800's.

5. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?
(a) An "oasis in the desert."
(b) An "evil-smelling flower."
(c) A "new flower in bloom."
(d) A "candle which tempts the moths."

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?

2. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?

3. What additional insult to the dead often occurs after grave robbers dig up their corpses?

4. Bundoo's mother tells Asghar that she feels it hardly necessary to observe "purdah" with him. In this context, what does "purdah" refer to?

5. To whom does Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq wish to marry his niece?

(see the answer key)

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