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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. What rumor has Mir Nihal heard about Nisar Ahmad?
(a) He has rare dappled pigeons for sale.
(b) He sells impure ghee in his business.
(c) He has a Farangi girlfriend.
(d) He uses powerful charms to acquire customers.

2. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?
(a) He should get married soon.
(b) He was seen in the company of a dancing girl.
(c) He is spending time with a family she dislikes.
(d) He should get a job soon.

3. What is the main subject of Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) The symbolic importance of Mir Nihal's pigeons.
(b) The decline of the city of Delhi.
(c) The relationship between Asghar and Bilqeece.
(d) The typical daily routines of the Nihal household.

4. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?
(a) Marketplace gossips.
(b) Foreigners, especially Europeans.
(c) Government officials.
(d) Military officers.

5. What is significant about the year that Begam Nihal compares the summer's heat to?
(a) It is the year of the first meeting of the Indian National Congress.
(b) It is the year of the Mughal overthrow of the Delhi Sultinate.
(c) It is the year of the Indian Mutiny.
(d) It is the year in which the East India Company established its first trading station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Mughals?

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

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

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

5. When Asghar arrives at Bari's house, what is his friend doing?

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