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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 English military loss does Mir Nihal think about at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 4?
(a) The Battle of the Somme.
(b) The Gallipoli Campaign.
(c) The Battle of Jutland.
(d) The First Battle of Marne.

2. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?
(a) Touches the hem of Bilqeece's garment.
(b) Brings Bilqeece new shoes for her new home.
(c) Removes the veil covering Bilqeece's face.
(d) Washes Bilqeece's feet with milk.

3. What "old saying" does Bagam Nihal offer Asghar when they discuss his marriage (187)?
(a) “Don’t bargain for fish which are still in the water.”
(b) “They who dream for too long will become like their shadow.”
(c) "A man remains young at sixty, and a woman grows old at twenty."
(d) “We can’t change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

4. In Part III, Chapter 5, who gets Asghar a job?
(a) His father-in-law.
(b) His brother.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His father.

5. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?
(a) The heat is trying to chase the rain away.
(b) One of the children has told an elder a lie.
(c) The jinns are getting ready to celebrate a wedding.
(d) The ifrit are rising up from their underground caves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Saeed Hasan disappointed in when he comes to visit Asghar's home in Part III?

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

3. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. Where does Part III, Chapter 6 say that "strange people" begun appearing from, changing the language and culture of Delhi (144)?

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

(see the answer key)

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