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

2. How old is Mir Nihal?
(a) 75.
(b) 55.
(c) 69.
(d) 62.

3. In the story that Saeed Hasan tells in Part III about the farmer and his daughter, what does the daughter discover?
(a) Silver.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Gold.
(d) Rubies.

4. In what year does Part IV, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1920.

5. Besides the high winds, what about the summer makes the narrator say, "Nature herself...seemed angry with the people of Hindustan" (169)?
(a) The mountains of waste outside Delhi.
(b) World War I.
(c) Bilqeece's death.
(d) The flu pandemic.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bilqeece realizes that she is near death, what does she do?

2. What is the Jama Masjid?

3. What household responsibility has Asghar taken on in the wake of Bilqeece's death?

4. Which of his family members demonstrates sympathy for the dead pigeons and for Mir Nihal?

5. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?

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