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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part IV Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person from Asghar's own family agrees that he selfish and not treating Bilqeece properly in Part III?
(a) Begam Waheed.
(b) Begam Jamal.
(c) Begam Nihal.
(d) Mir Nihal.

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

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

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

5. About how many people attend the actual wedding ceremony between Asghar and Bilqeece?
(a) 200.
(b) 700.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 1, what are the women busy working on?

2. What does the group of merchants talk about just before the Coronation, in Part II, Chapter 7?

3. When Jehan Ara is teething and fussy, what does Asghar accuse his wife of?

4. What event are workers being forced to work in the extreme heat in preparation for?

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

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