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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part I, Chapters 6-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bari tell Mushtari Bai she should do for him and Asghar?
(a) Sing.
(b) Play the rubab.
(c) Dance.
(d) Make some food.

2. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?
(a) The heat.
(b) His love life.
(c) Missing his sister.
(d) His father's criticism.

3. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?
(a) She suspects that Asghar has fallen in love with someone else.
(b) She gets frustrated waiting to see Asghar.
(c) She feels betrayed by the way Asghar has treated her.
(d) She knows that Asghar does not really love her.

4. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?
(a) Military officers.
(b) Foreigners, especially Europeans.
(c) Government officials.
(d) Marketplace gossips.

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

2. What changes about the weather just before Begam Waheed's departure for Bhopal?

3. What does Mir Nihal tell his wife will happen if Asghar insists on marrying Bilqeece?

4. While Asghar and Begam Waheed are talking about their childhood, what can Asghar hear in the background?

5. When Asghar arrives at Bari's house, what is his friend doing?

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