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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. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?
(a) The Minotaur's maze.
(b) The Sphinx's riddle.
(c) A game of chess.
(d) An algebraic equation.

2. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?
(a) She suspects that Asghar has fallen in love with someone else.
(b) She gets frustrated waiting to see Asghar.
(c) She knows that Asghar does not really love her.
(d) She feels betrayed by the way Asghar has treated her.

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

4. What is the main idea of the epigraph on the book's title page?
(a) Delhi has undergone a significant decline under colonial rule.
(b) The Indian people must hold the British to account for their cruelty.
(c) Despite its colonial status, Delhi remains an important world capital.
(d) The people of Delhi should push harder to end colonial rule.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part II, Chapter 4, what thought makes Mir Nihal suddenly feel guilty and stop eating?

5. What does Begam Nihal ask her grandson Majeed to do in order to make the dust storm stop?

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