2. What does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) A dead pigeon.
(d) A fistfight.

3. 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 is irritable and cold.
(c) She avoids seeing him.
(d) She tries to manipulate his emotions.

4. 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) Washes Bilqeece's feet with milk.
(c) Removes the veil covering Bilqeece's face.
(d) Brings Bilqeece new shoes for her new home.

5. What is Habibuddin referring to when, on his deathbed, he says "It's beautiful, divine" (197)?
(a) A child.
(b) God's love.
(c) A rose.
(d) The afterlife.

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

7. In what year does Part IV, Chapter 6 take place?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1917.

8. What does Bilqeece make Begam Shahbaz promise her in Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) To stop buying charms to try to prevent her death.
(b) To demand payment from Asghar's family if she should die.
(c) To make sure that Asghar does not remarry after her death.
(d) To take care of Jehan Ara after her death.

9. What does Mir Nihal do when he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) Crosses the street.
(b) Walks with it a short way.
(c) Asks who died.
(d) Sings a sad song.

10. What is Mirza the milk-seller's attitude toward the English?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Obsequious.

11. Besides the Koran, what sits between Asghar and Bilqeece during the ceremony of seeing the bride's face?
(a) A purse of coins.
(b) A cooking pot.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A plate of sweets and nuts.

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

13. 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 he is not that kind of person, and that Began Shahbaz knew this when she let her daughter marry him.
(c) He says that both Began Shahbaz and Bilqeece should remember who is the master of the house.
(d) He says that Begam Shahbaz is just lonely and jealous and that she should mind her own business.

14. 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) God has already decided Habibuddin's fate.
(c) A saint will intercede to cure him.
(d) It is caused by witchcraft.

15. In the book's final line, what is night said to cover up "in its blanket of darkness and gloom" (200)?
(a) "God's creation and His plans."
(b) "Mir Nihal's fragmented dreams."
(c) The "fortunes and misfortunes of Hindustan."
(d) The "empires of the world."