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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. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?
(a) His love life.
(b) His father's criticism.
(c) The heat.
(d) Missing his sister.

2. Bundoo's mother tells Asghar that she feels it hardly necessary to observe "purdah" with him. In this context, what does "purdah" refer to?
(a) The customs of welcoming and hospitality.
(b) The customary deference of younger people to their elders.
(c) The rules separating one caste from another.
(d) The rules surrounding the seclusion of women from men.

3. What do Begam Nihal and Begam Waheed decided to do to celebrate Asghar's engagement?
(a) Invite the qawwali singers to the house.
(b) Have a meelad read.
(c) Buy Asghar some charms and amulets.
(d) Donate money to the mosque.

4. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Mir Nihal's lace business has turned a record profit.
(b) Begum Waheed is coming to visit them.
(c) A wealthy man has proposed to their youngest daughter.
(d) Their son has finally chosen someone to marry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the conversation about their childhood, what does Asghar imply about his father?

2. What does Khwaja Ashraf Ali see in the cage that Nazir is carrying through the Chowk?

3. Which of his family members demonstrates sympathy for the dead pigeons and for Mir Nihal?

4. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?

5. Who is Nisar Ahmad?

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