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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. Why does the narrator call Hindu's "lucky" during the pandemic (169)?
(a) They have greater access to medicine and doctors.
(b) They are mostly spared from the disease.
(c) They do not need to bury their dead.
(d) So many of them have already died in the war.

2. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?
(a) He tries to beat it to death.
(b) He curses it and chases it from the roof.
(c) He considers whether it might be better to keep cats than pigeons.
(d) He prays to God to deliver him from his anger.

3. What does Zohra do when her mother tells her that she must begin observing purdah with Asghar?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Goes to see him secretly.
(c) Appeals her mother's decision to her father.
(d) Obeys her mother.

4. What point is Saeed Hasan trying to illustrate with his story about the barber and the king?
(a) Kings are arbitrary, but God has a reason for everything He does.
(b) Political rulers do not have to be fair in the way that God does.
(c) God does not concern Himself with politics.
(d) It is God's right to give to--and take away from--whomever He pleases.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Mughals?

2. Bundoo's mother tells Asghar that she feels it hardly necessary to observe "purdah" with him. In this context, what does "purdah" refer to?

3. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. Why did Mir Nihal forbid Asghar to study at Aligarh?

5. What does Asghar notice about the streets of Delhi?

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