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

2. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?
(a) Begam Nihal was mentally unwell.
(b) Asghar had angered his father.
(c) Begam Waheed had an interest in a boy the family disliked.
(d) Mir Nihal could not afford to keep everyone in his house.

3. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) A snake.
(b) A binturong.
(c) A civet.
(d) A wild dog.

4. When Asghar arrives at Bari's house, what is his friend doing?
(a) Reading a book of poetry.
(b) Kite fighting.
(c) Flying pigeons.
(d) Smoking a hookah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq wish to marry his niece?

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

3. When Begam Waheed tells her mother that Asghar is in love with Bilqeece, what does Begam Nihal accuse Bilqeece's mother of?

4. What does Asghar tell Begam Waheed he will do if he cannot marry Bilqeece?

5. What principle does Saeed Hasan say a man should put first when he is looking for a wife?

(see the answer key)

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