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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. Why did Mir Nihal forbid Asghar to study at Aligarh?
(a) Mir Nihal thinks that the curriculum at Aligarh is too difficult for Asghar.
(b) Mir Nihal thinks that studying at Aligarh will alienate his son from Islam.
(c) Mir Nihal does not have the money for Aligarh's tuition.
(d) Mir Nihal has heard that Aligarh admits female students.

2. What do Begam Nihal and Begam Waheed decided to do to celebrate Asghar's engagement?
(a) Buy Asghar some charms and amulets.
(b) Invite the qawwali singers to the house.
(c) Donate money to the mosque.
(d) Have a meelad read.

3. What does Asghar tell Begam Waheed he will do if he cannot marry Bilqeece?
(a) Marry a dancing girl.
(b) Move far away.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Renounce his family.

4. 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.

5. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?
(a) The defeat of an attempted Afghan invasion of India.
(b) The intervention of the Catholic Church.
(c) The British attempt to anglicize Indians.
(d) The elevation of Warren Hastings to Governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Asghar's strategy seem to be in bringing up the death of Begam Waheed's husband?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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