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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. When Begam Waheed first arrives and asks her mother why Asghar looks thin and pale, what does her mother tell her is bothering him?
(a) His father's criticism.
(b) The heat.
(c) His love life.
(d) Missing his sister.

2. By what year does the Introduction say the British East India Company had established control of India?
(a) 1757.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1818.

3. What is Bilqeece's little sister's name?
(a) Abha.
(b) Kavita.
(c) Jehan.
(d) Zohra.

4. What advice does Bari give Asghar about his love life?
(a) He should contact his sister in Bhopal for her help.
(b) He should buy charms to help him persuade his father.
(c) He should marry Mushtari Bai.
(d) Loving is not as satisfying as is being loved.

5. Where does Part III, Chapter 6 say that "strange people" begun appearing from, changing the language and culture of Delhi (144)?
(a) Africa.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Europe.
(d) The Punjab.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?

4. What is the main idea of the epigraph on the book's title page?

5. When Begam Nihal is asked to tell the story of the Mutiny, the word "Farangis" is used (6). What does this word mean?

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