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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is put into Bilqeece's palm for Asghar to try to eat during the wedding ceremony?
(a) Cheese curds.
(b) Milk-soaked bread.
(c) Green mango.
(d) Rice pudding.

2. How old is Zohra in Part IV, Chapter 5?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

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

4. When he thinks that Bilqeece is really on the verge of death, what does Asghar feel?
(a) Relief.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Joy.
(d) Apathy.

5. Which member of the Nihal household is mentioned as having died at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 1?
(a) Shams.
(b) Begam Jamal.
(c) Shams's wife.
(d) Habibuddin's son.

6. What government action is the subject of the popular slogan that Asghar sees written in several places?
(a) The Rowlatt Acts.
(b) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
(c) The Government of India Act.
(d) The declaration of martial law in the Punjab.

7. How does Asghar show his appreciation for Nasim's poetry recitation?
(a) He brings friends over to listen to the poem.
(b) He teaches Nasim another poem.
(c) He gives the boy a rupee.
(d) He offers to pay Nasim's school tuition.

8. How old is Jehan Ara at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

9. What does Mir Nihal notice about Delhi in the beginning of Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) There are fewer pigeons in the sky.
(b) Many signs are now in English only.
(c) He hardly recognizes the streets anymore.
(d) It has gotten very crowded.

10. In Part IV, Chapter 4, why does Mir Nihal no longer get visits from Kambal Shah?
(a) Kambal Shah is in a British prison.
(b) Kambal Shah is too elderly to leave home.
(c) Kambal Shah has disappeared.
(d) Kambal Shah has died of the flu.

11. What does Asghar notice about the streets of Delhi?
(a) They are heaped with garbage from the recent protests.
(b) He is the only person out in the streets at all.
(c) They are crowded with protesters.
(d) Except for police and soldiers, they are nearly deserted.

12. When the buried earthen doll is discovered, what conclusion do the women reach about Habibuddin's condition?
(a) An English doctor must be called.
(b) A saint will intercede to cure him.
(c) It is caused by witchcraft.
(d) God has already decided Habibuddin's fate.

13. Besides the high winds, what about the summer makes the narrator say, "Nature herself...seemed angry with the people of Hindustan" (169)?
(a) World War I.
(b) Bilqeece's death.
(c) The flu pandemic.
(d) The mountains of waste outside Delhi.

14. How does Zohra treat Asghar after she confesses her feelings to him in Part IV?
(a) She watches him for a sign of his feelings.
(b) She avoids seeing him.
(c) She tries to manipulate his emotions.
(d) She is irritable and cold.

15. What does Asghar buy Bilqeece to wear at Mehro's wedding?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A silk suit.
(c) A head covering.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what bird does Kambal Shah suggest an "oil" be made to help Mir Nihal (157)?

2. As a result of Mir Nihal's accusations about trying to interfere in Asghar's happiness, who ends up moving out of the Nihal house?

3. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 1, what are the women busy working on?

4. How does Asghar get to Bilqeece's home on the day of his wedding?

5. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?

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