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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part II, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Mir Nihal to be so depressed that he does not fly his pigeons one afternoon in Chapter 2?
(a) The heat-related deaths of some of his birds.
(b) His worries over Babban Jan.
(c) The diminishing role he plays in his own household.
(d) His concern over the illness of Begam Jamal and Masroor.

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

3. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does the narrator point out there are "ever so many" of, "young ones and old ones" (14)?
(a) Imams.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Muezzins.

4. What point does the narrator make in Part II, Chapter 7 about the living descendants of Bahadur Shah?
(a) They are considered enemies by the British occupiers.
(b) They are the rightful rulers of India.
(c) There are very few left alive.
(d) They have fallen far down in the social order.

5. What quality does the narrator claim is "peculiar to Delhi-ites alone of all the peoples of India" (99)?
(a) Their extreme piousness and religious faith.
(b) Their love of poetry and music.
(c) Their willingness to accept the rule of the English.
(d) Their eagerness to have fun and enjoy themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides their money, what does Begam Nihal like about Meraj's family?

2. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?

3. What is the main idea of the epigraph on the book's title page?

4. Which residents of Delhi are described in the first page and a half of Part II, Chapter 6?

5. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?

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