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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) The reader is aware that Asghar is not really capable of happiness.
(c) He has repeatedly told Bundoo how unhappy he was in Bhopal.
(d) Begam Waheed argued against him being sent to live with her.

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

3. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?
(a) An "oasis in the desert."
(b) A "new flower in bloom."
(c) A "candle which tempts the moths."
(d) An "evil-smelling flower."

4. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?
(a) He wants to ask Mushtair Bai to keep their relationship a secret.
(b) Bari asks Asghar to introduce him to Mushtari Bai.
(c) He owes Mushtari Bai money.
(d) Bari thinks it will cheer Asghar up.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?

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

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

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