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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal do when Asghar comes to his house wearing English clothes in Part IV?
(a) He pretends not to know Asghar.
(b) He does nothing.
(c) He throws Asghar out.
(d) He pretends to be asleep.

2. What is the implied criticism in Mir Nihal's thoughts about how "The young only agitated" (175)?
(a) He thinks that it is time for the young to simply accept British rule.
(b) He thinks that the actions young people take are likely to stir up prejudice against Muslims.
(c) He thinks that the young are all talk and that they do not take direct enough action.
(d) He thinks that young people are too emotional in their protests.

3. Who overhears the discussion between Begam Nihal and Asghar about his wish to marry Zohra?
(a) Dilchain.
(b) Begam Jamal.
(c) The Hunchbacked Aunt.
(d) Anjum Zamani.

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

5. What happens shortly after Bilqeece gives birth to her daughter?
(a) Bundoo offers Asghar a business opportunity.
(b) Ghafoor marries a fourteen-year-old girl.
(c) Begam Waheed comes to live with Bilqeece and Ashgar.
(d) Mirza Shahbaz Beg dies.

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

7. After several months following his stroke, what is Mir Nihal able to do by himself?
(a) Sit up in bed.
(b) Walk outside.
(c) Go up the stairs.
(d) Eat and drink.

8. When Asghar is speaking with Begam Nihal about Zohra in Part IV, what does he notice about his parents' home?
(a) It is smaller than he remembers.
(b) It has changed little from his childhood.
(c) It is dirty and neglected.
(d) They still have no English furnishings.

9. What additional insult to the dead often occurs after grave robbers dig up their corpses?
(a) They are moved into mass burial sites.
(b) Thieves steal and ransom the bodies.
(c) They are sold to medical schools.
(d) Scavenger animals eat from their bodies.

10. How long after his stroke is it before Mir Nihal can speak clearly again?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

11. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Gold and silver dental fillings.
(d) Burial shrouds.

12. Who goes home with Asghar on the night in June when Bilqeece's heath takes a turn for the worse?
(a) Zohra and Begam Shahbaz.
(b) Shams and Mir Nihal.
(c) Begam Nihal and Begam Waheed.
(d) Dilchain and Masroor.

13. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
(a) It would be improper for them to be with him if his friends should stop by.
(b) The Hakim has told him that he should sleep during the day.
(c) Begam Nihal thinks that he will recover faster if he has to come to them for company.
(d) They are busy with preparations for another wedding.

14. How does Asghar get to Bilqeece's home on the day of his wedding?
(a) On horseback.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) On the shoulders of his male relatives.
(d) In a palanquin.

15. 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?
(a) Begam Jamal.
(b) Anjum Zamani.
(c) Hunchbacked Aunt.
(d) Dilchain.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Bilqeece asks Asghar to forgive her, what is the last thing she asks of him?

2. What is foreshadowed by the epigraph that prefaces Part IV?

3. Who is Ahmad Wazir?

4. In Part IV, Chapter 4, why does Mir Nihal no longer get visits from Kambal Shah?

5. How old was Begam Nihal when she married Mir Nihal?

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