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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. Besides their money, what does Begam Nihal like about Meraj's family?
(a) The sisters are all well-married.
(b) The father is an important religious leader.
(c) They are related to Begam Waheed's in-laws.
(d) They have connections abroad.

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

3. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Begum Waheed is coming to visit them.
(b) A wealthy man has proposed to their youngest daughter.
(c) Mir Nihal's lace business has turned a record profit.
(d) Their son has finally chosen someone to marry.

4. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?
(a) His decision to renounce his Indian citizenship.
(b) The partition of India and Pakistan.
(c) The outbreak of World War I.
(d) The Indian government's anger over his writings.

5. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?
(a) Asghar had angered his father.
(b) Begam Waheed had an interest in a boy the family disliked.
(c) Mir Nihal could not afford to keep everyone in his house.
(d) Begam Nihal was mentally unwell.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?

5. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?

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