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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Part IV Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does the narrator point out there are "ever so many" of, "young ones and old ones" (14)?
(a) Imams.
(b) Vendors.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Muezzins.

2. What question does Mehro asks the beggar Gul Bano?
(a) Whether she spent much time with her famous grandfather.
(b) How she prevents herself from falling into despair.
(c) How she has managed to evade the British for so long.
(d) Whether coronations are better under the English than under the Mughals.

3. What do Asghar's friends do while he waits to be "introduced" to his bride after the ceremony?
(a) Read poetry they have written for the occasion.
(b) Offer prayers for his happiness with his new wife.
(c) Take turns making up outrageous stories about Asghar.
(d) Sing lewd songs about his wedding night.

4. In the book's final line, what is night said to cover up "in its blanket of darkness and gloom" (200)?
(a) The "fortunes and misfortunes of Hindustan."
(b) "Mir Nihal's fragmented dreams."
(c) "God's creation and His plans."
(d) The "empires of the world."

5. From what bird does Kambal Shah suggest an "oil" be made to help Mir Nihal (157)?
(a) Falcoln.
(b) Peacock.
(c) Pelican.
(d) Cuckoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been urging Mir Nihal to retire?

2. What is the Jama Masjid?

3. What does the Part II, Chapter 5 description of Red Beard stress?

4. By what year does the Introduction say the British East India Company had established control of India?

5. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?

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