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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 happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Their son has finally chosen someone to marry.
(b) Mir Nihal's lace business has turned a record profit.
(c) Begum Waheed is coming to visit them.
(d) A wealthy man has proposed to their youngest daughter.

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

3. What conclusion does Mir Nihan come to during his conversation with Nawab Puttan in Part II?
(a) It is time to get Mehro married and settled in Bhopal.
(b) Many of his problems began with the lie about spending time with Nawab Puttan.
(c) He has no good reason to continue to oppose Asghar's marriage.
(d) He should try to build a relationship with Begam Nihal instead of with a mistress.

4. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) A wild dog.
(b) A snake.
(c) A civet.
(d) A binturong.

5. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?
(a) A "new flower in bloom."
(b) A "candle which tempts the moths."
(c) An "evil-smelling flower."
(d) An "oasis in the desert."

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 ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?

4. What word do the older people like Begam Nihal use to refer to the place where they live?

5. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?

(see the answer key)

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