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

2. What principle does Saeed Hasan say a man should put first when he is looking for a wife?
(a) Moderation.
(b) Reciprocity.
(c) Suitability.
(d) Faithfulness.

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

4. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?
(a) The heat is trying to chase the rain away.
(b) The jinns are getting ready to celebrate a wedding.
(c) One of the children has told an elder a lie.
(d) The ifrit are rising up from their underground caves.

5. What advice does Bari give Asghar about his love life?
(a) Loving is not as satisfying as is being loved.
(b) He should marry Mushtari Bai.
(c) He should contact his sister in Bhopal for her help.
(d) He should buy charms to help him persuade his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year does the Introduction say the British East India Company had established control of India?

2. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?

3. To what animal does the narrator compare the city of Delhi in the story's opening pages?

4. Where does Mir Nihal go on most evenings after dinner in Part I?

5. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?

(see the answer key)

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