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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Mir Nihal hurries to Babban Jan's on Friday night, what does he hear both a song and a poem about?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Old age.

2. Who has been urging Mir Nihal to retire?
(a) His mistress.
(b) His sons.
(c) His wife.
(d) His doctor.

3. What conclusion does Mir Nihan come to during his conversation with Nawab Puttan in Part II?
(a) Many of his problems began with the lie about spending time with Nawab Puttan.
(b) It is time to get Mehro married and settled in Bhopal.
(c) He should try to build a relationship with Begam Nihal instead of with a mistress.
(d) He has no good reason to continue to oppose Asghar's marriage.

4. Which of his family members demonstrates sympathy for the dead pigeons and for Mir Nihal?
(a) Mehro.
(b) Masroor.
(c) Begam Jamal.
(d) Begam Nihal.

5. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?
(a) The activism of Shah Waliullah.
(b) The capture of Delhi by Ahmad Shah Abdali.
(c) The influence of Ram Mohan Roy.
(d) The defeat of Shah Alam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?

3. When Begam Nihal tells her husband that he can buy more pigeons to replace those that have died, how does he react?

4. What is implied by the snippet of poetry that Mir Nihal thinks about at the end of Part II, Chapter 1?

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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