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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. Why does Mir Nihal not go into work on Saturday after a cat attacked his pigeons?
(a) He is too sad about the pigeons.
(b) The shop is closed for the weekend.
(c) He is exhausted and sleeps all day instead.
(d) He no longer sees a point in working.

2. What word do the older people like Begam Nihal use to refer to the place where they live?
(a) Aryavarta.
(b) Nabhivarsha.
(c) Bharat.
(d) Hindustan.

3. Who is Nisar Ahmad?
(a) The muezzin at Mir Nihal's mosque.
(b) Mir Nihal's partner in the lace business.
(c) A former lover of Babban Jan's.
(d) Mir Nihal's son-in-law.

4. What does Khwaja Ashraf Ali see in the cage that Nazir is carrying through the Chowk?
(a) The bodies of the pigeons that died of heat.
(b) Two of his own pigeons.
(c) Several of Hakim Bashir's Kabuli pigeons.
(d) Rare pigeons that Mir Nihal has bought at the Chowk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year do Part II, Chapters 1-4 take place?

2. What does the Part II, Chapter 5 description of Red Beard stress?

3. What rumor has Mir Nihal heard about Nisar Ahmad?

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

5. What does Begam Nihal say is causing the illness in the Nihal household?

(see the answer key)

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