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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. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?
(a) He tries to beat it to death.
(b) He considers whether it might be better to keep cats than pigeons.
(c) He curses it and chases it from the roof.
(d) He prays to God to deliver him from his anger.

2. When he thinks that Bilqeece is really on the verge of death, what does Asghar feel?
(a) Joy.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Relief.
(d) Remorse.

3. Who is Ahmad Wazir?
(a) A cleric from the family's mosque.
(b) Bilqeece's uncle.
(c) A local beggar.
(d) The family barber.

4. What does Asghar tell Begam Waheed he will do if he cannot marry Bilqeece?
(a) Renounce his family.
(b) Marry a dancing girl.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Move far away.

5. In what year do Part II, Chapters 1-4 take place?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which residents of Delhi are described in the first page and a half of Part II, Chapter 6?

2. About how many people attend the actual wedding ceremony between Asghar and Bilqeece?

3. What does Bilqeece make Begam Shahbaz promise her in Part III, Chapter 10?

4. After Bilqeece asks Asghar to forgive her, what is the last thing she asks of him?

5. What additional insult to the dead often occurs after grave robbers dig up their corpses?

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