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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. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?
(a) They are "luminous."
(b) They are "poisonous."
(c) They are "shaded with uncertainty."
(d) They are "full of night."

2. During the discussion of alchemy, what does Kambal Shah say would happen if everyone had equal wealth?
(a) People would have the leisure to draw closer to God.
(b) People would find another kind of hierarchy to follow.
(c) People would learn to love one another more sincerely.
(d) People would become vain and forget God.

3. What is the "neg" that Asghar has to give his female cousins in Part III (118)?
(a) Money.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Cloth.

4. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?
(a) He talks with Ghafoor.
(b) He reads.
(c) He traps rats.
(d) He writes poetry.

5. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
(a) The Hakim has told him that he should sleep during the day.
(b) They are busy with preparations for another wedding.
(c) Begam Nihal thinks that he will recover faster if he has to come to them for company.
(d) It would be improper for them to be with him if his friends should stop by.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part III, what are the residents of Delhi afraid will happen once New Delhi is completed?

2. In the story that Saeed Hasan tells in Part III about the farmer and his daughter, what does the daughter discover?

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

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

5. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?

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