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

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

3. Who is Mehro Zamani?
(a) The Nihals' daughter.
(b) Asghar's love interest.
(c) A dancing girl.
(d) The Nihals' servant.

4. 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 Waheed had an interest in a boy the family disliked.
(b) Asghar had angered his father.
(c) Mir Nihal could not afford to keep everyone in his house.
(d) Begam Nihal was mentally unwell.

5. What is implied by the snippet of poetry that Mir Nihal thinks about at the end of Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) He wishes that he felt about Begam Nihal the way he feels about Babban Jan.
(b) He is unlikely to recover well from any further disappointments.
(c) He understands that his love for Babban Jan is impious.
(d) His mental state is much more precarious than others realize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Sangi claim his cousin accidentally succeeded in making silver from?

2. What is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?

3. While Asghar and Begam Waheed are talking about their childhood, what can Asghar hear in the background?

4. What changes about the weather just before Begam Waheed's departure for Bhopal?

5. What is the Eed (Eid) referred to in Part II, Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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