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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 is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?
(a) An Englishman.
(b) An imam.
(c) A prince.
(d) A woman.

2. What does the group of merchants talk about just before the Coronation, in Part II, Chapter 7?
(a) Their disgust that the English are building their own capitol outside Delhi.
(b) Their hopes that the prosperity of this time will continue after the Coronation is over.
(c) Their worries about whether their grandchildren will be Muslims or Christians.
(d) The higher prices they are able to charge the visiting English.

3. What event are workers being forced to work in the extreme heat in preparation for?
(a) The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary.
(b) The move of the British Raj's capitol to Delhi.
(c) The hosting of a World's Fair in Delhi.
(d) A rumored attack by the Provisional Government of India.

4. How long after Bilqeece's death is it when Asghar realizes that he is in love with Zohra?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) Just over a year.
(d) A year and a half.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?

3. What does Bilqeece have a nightmare about in Part III?

4. How long after his stroke is it before Mir Nihal can speak clearly again?

5. What is the organizing strategy of the introduction's opening?

(see the answer key)

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