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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 is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?
(a) A prince.
(b) An imam.
(c) A woman.
(d) An Englishman.

2. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?
(a) They are "poisonous."
(b) They are "luminous."
(c) They are "shaded with uncertainty."
(d) They are "full of night."

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

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

5. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?
(a) Government officials.
(b) Marketplace gossips.
(c) Military officers.
(d) Foreigners, especially Europeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal tell his wife will happen if Asghar insists on marrying Bilqeece?

2. In the story about Mir Jamal's pigeons, what does Mir Jamal refuse to do?

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

4. What quality does the narrator claim is "peculiar to Delhi-ites alone of all the peoples of India" (99)?

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

(see the answer key)

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