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

2. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?
(a) The elevation of Warren Hastings to Governor.
(b) The British attempt to anglicize Indians.
(c) The intervention of the Catholic Church.
(d) The defeat of an attempted Afghan invasion of India.

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

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

5. After Bilqeece asks Asghar to forgive her, what is the last thing she asks of him?
(a) To take care of Jehan Ara.
(b) To visit her grave each day.
(c) To marry again someday.
(d) To remember her goodness, not her faults.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?

2. What is the "neg" that Asghar has to give his female cousins in Part III (118)?

3. What does Mir Sangi claim his cousin accidentally succeeded in making silver from?

4. Which of the women performs a dance while dressed like a man, to amuse the other women in Part III?

5. What rumor has Mir Nihal heard about Nisar Ahmad?

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