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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. To what animal does the narrator compare the city of Delhi in the story's opening pages?
(a) A beaten dog.
(b) A starving tiger.
(c) An overburdened donkey.
(d) An elderly bull.

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

3. 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 a job soon.
(c) He was seen in the company of a dancing girl.
(d) He should get married soon.

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

5. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?
(a) They are "shaded with uncertainty."
(b) They are "poisonous."
(c) They are "full of night."
(d) They are "luminous."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city does the man who wants to marry the Nihals' daughter live?

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

5. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?

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