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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 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) Mir Nihal could not afford to keep everyone in his house.
(d) Begam Waheed had an interest in a boy the family disliked.

2. 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) Old age.
(c) Love.
(d) Faith.

3. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?
(a) Bari asks Asghar to introduce him to Mushtari Bai.
(b) Bari thinks it will cheer Asghar up.
(c) He wants to ask Mushtair Bai to keep their relationship a secret.
(d) He owes Mushtari Bai money.

4. What is the organizing strategy of the introduction's opening?
(a) Cause and effect.
(b) Comparison and contrast.
(c) Order of importance.
(d) From the general to the specific.

5. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?
(a) The defeat of an attempted Afghan invasion of India.
(b) The intervention of the Catholic Church.
(c) The elevation of Warren Hastings to Governor.
(d) The British attempt to anglicize Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 4, who asks Asghar, "When are we going to hear the good news of your marriage?" (20)?

2. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?

3. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?

4. What conclusion does Mir Nihan come to during his conversation with Nawab Puttan in Part II?

5. Why does Mir Nihal go to the Chowk on Friday evening?

(see the answer key)

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