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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. During the conversation about their childhood, what does Asghar imply about his father?
(a) Mir Nihal is not as religious as he claims to be.
(b) Mir Nihal was the father of Dilchain's child.
(c) Mir Nihal used to beat Asghar.
(d) Mir Nihal has a gambling problem.

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

3. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?
(a) The Minotaur's maze.
(b) A game of chess.
(c) The Sphinx's riddle.
(d) An algebraic equation.

4. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?
(a) His decision to renounce his Indian citizenship.
(b) The partition of India and Pakistan.
(c) The Indian government's anger over his writings.
(d) The outbreak of World War I.

5. Where does Mir Nihal go on most evenings after dinner in Part I?
(a) To the mosque.
(b) To visit his mistress.
(c) To work for a few more hours.
(d) To see his friend Nawab Puttan.

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 is the main idea of the epigraph on the book's title page?

3. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?

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

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