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

2. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?
(a) He is spending time with a family she dislikes.
(b) He should get married soon.
(c) He was seen in the company of a dancing girl.
(d) He should get a job soon.

3. 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) His father's criticism.
(d) Missing his sister.

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) Marketplace gossips.
(b) Military officers.
(c) Foreigners, especially Europeans.
(d) Government officials.

5. While Asghar and Begam Waheed are talking about their childhood, what can Asghar hear in the background?
(a) Qawwals singing.
(b) His aunts arguing.
(c) Pigeons cooing.
(d) Street vendors shouting.

Short Answer 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)?

2. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?

3. What does the introduction's title indicate the purpose of the introduction is?

4. What advice does Bari give Asghar about his love life?

5. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?

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