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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. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does the narrator point out there are "ever so many" of, "young ones and old ones" (14)?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Vendors.
(c) Muezzins.
(d) Imams.

2. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?
(a) Begam Waheed argued against him being sent to live with her.
(b) He has repeatedly told Bundoo how unhappy he was in Bhopal.
(c) The two stories he recalls from that time are not really happy ones.
(d) The reader is aware that Asghar is not really capable of happiness.

3. Where does Mir Nihal go on most evenings after dinner in Part I?
(a) To see his friend Nawab Puttan.
(b) To work for a few more hours.
(c) To the mosque.
(d) To visit his mistress.

4. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?
(a) The capture of Delhi by Ahmad Shah Abdali.
(b) The influence of Ram Mohan Roy.
(c) The defeat of Shah Alam.
(d) The activism of Shah Waliullah.

5. What principle does Saeed Hasan say a man should put first when he is looking for a wife?
(a) Faithfulness.
(b) Moderation.
(c) Reciprocity.
(d) Suitability.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year does the Introduction say the British East India Company had established control of India?

2. Who is Mehro Zamani?

3. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?

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

(see the answer key)

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