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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. In Part II, Chapter 5, what do the friends agree is the missing ingredient in the Jama Masjid prescription?
(a) A golden flower.
(b) A bitter green herb.
(c) Faith.
(d) Heat.

2. What quality does the narrator claim is "peculiar to Delhi-ites alone of all the peoples of India" (99)?
(a) Their extreme piousness and religious faith.
(b) Their willingness to accept the rule of the English.
(c) Their love of poetry and music.
(d) Their eagerness to have fun and enjoy themselves.

3. Who has been urging Mir Nihal to retire?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His sons.
(d) His wife.

4. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?
(a) He should go and make peace with his father.
(b) He should make sure that Bilqeece really wants to marry him.
(c) He should come back to Bhopal with her.
(d) He should go speak to Begam Shahbaz himself.

5. After several months following his stroke, what is Mir Nihal able to do by himself?
(a) Eat and drink.
(b) Sit up in bed.
(c) Walk outside.
(d) Go up the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Asghar buy Bilqeece to wear at Mehro's wedding?

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

3. In Part I, Chapter 4, who asks Asghar, "When are we going to hear the good news of your marriage?" (20)?

4. What does Mir Nihal do when he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?

5. What is the organizing strategy of the introduction's opening?

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