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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 of the women performs a dance while dressed like a man, to amuse the other women in Part III?
(a) Mehro.
(b) Begam Waheed.
(c) Dilchain.
(d) Begam Jamal.

2. What does Mir Nihal tell his wife will happen if Asghar insists on marrying Bilqeece?
(a) He will disown Asghar.
(b) He will divorce Begam Nihal.
(c) He will kill Asghar.
(d) He will cut off financial support to Begam Nihal.

3. 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) His love life.
(c) Missing his sister.
(d) The heat.

4. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?
(a) Burial shrouds.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Gold and silver dental fillings.

5. What does the introduction's title indicate the purpose of the introduction is?
(a) To expose the barbarism with which the British ruled India.
(b) To offer insight into the historical circumstances that led to British rule in India.
(c) To explain why the author wrote Twilight in Delhi.
(d) To make a claim for the essentially Muslim nature of Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal think about the new music that he hears in the streets outside his house in Part IV?

2. From what bird does Kambal Shah suggest an "oil" be made to help Mir Nihal (157)?

3. During the discussion of alchemy, what does Kambal Shah say would happen if everyone had equal wealth?

4. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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