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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part III, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mizra Nasirul Mulk's relationship to Bahadur Shah?
(a) He is Bahadur Shah's great-grandson.
(b) He is Bahadur Shah's son.
(c) He is Bahadur Shah's nephew.
(d) He is Bahadur Shah's Lord Governor's son.

2. In what year does Part III, Chapter 6 take place?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1915.

3. What hobbies does Mir Nihal pursue in Chapter 5?
(a) Poetry and medicine.
(b) Kite fighting and poetry.
(c) Medicine and alchemy.
(d) Alchemy and kite fighting.

4. What does Mir Nihal do when he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) Crosses the street.
(b) Asks who died.
(c) Sings a sad song.
(d) Walks with it a short way.

5. When Jehan Ara is teething and fussy, what does Asghar accuse his wife of?
(a) Being uneducated.
(b) Behaving like a child.
(c) Hurting the child.
(d) Neglecting him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Bari give Asghar about his love life?

2. What does Asghar tell Begam Waheed he will do if he cannot marry Bilqeece?

3. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?

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

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

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