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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. What does Asghar tell Begam Shahbaz when she tells him that he needs to show Bilqeece more affection?
(a) He says that both Began Shahbaz and Bilqeece should remember who is the master of the house.
(b) He says that Bilqeece is telling lies about him and he threatens to divorce her.
(c) He says that Begam Shahbaz is just lonely and jealous and that she should mind her own business.
(d) He says that he is not that kind of person, and that Began Shahbaz knew this when she let her daughter marry him.

2. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) A wild dog.
(b) A snake.
(c) A binturong.
(d) A civet.

3. What news does Shams bring two days before the Coronation?
(a) A British soldier has been killed.
(b) The new King will make a speech.
(c) The British will hold a feast for their Indian subjects.
(d) The pavilion has been burnt down.

4. What does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) A dead pigeon.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) A fistfight.
(d) A beggar.

5. Who is the poet who wrote the words to the song that Gul Bano sings?
(a) Bahadur Shah.
(b) Mir Taqi Mir.
(c) Ghalib.
(d) Mir Babar Ali Anis.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?

2. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?

3. During the dust storm, who eavesdrops on Begam Waheed and Begam Nihal's conversation about Asghar?

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

5. In what year do Part II, Chapters 1-4 take place?

(see the answer key)

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