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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides higher prices, what is affecting the economy of Delhi at the time that Part III, Chapter 9 takes place?
(a) Crop failure.
(b) The failure of Indian banks.
(c) Heavy export taxes.
(d) Cheap imported goods.

2. 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 remember her goodness, not her faults.
(d) To marry again someday.

3. What does Mir Nihal think about the new music that he hears in the streets outside his house in Part IV?
(a) The melodies are clearly influenced by the West.
(b) The words are vulgar and sentimental.
(c) It is inappropriate for women to be singing in the streets.
(d) It does not offer God the appropriate gratitude.

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

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

6. In what year does Part IV, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1920.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What political movement from the previous year does Mir Nihal think about at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 4?
(a) The Young India Congress.
(b) The Salt Satyagraha.
(c) The Indian Independence Movement.
(d) The Home Rule Movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal notice about Delhi in the beginning of Part III, Chapter 9?

2. Why does the narrator call Hindu's "lucky" during the pandemic (169)?

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

4. What reason does Asghar give his mother for wanting to remarry?

5. What is Bilqeece's little sister's name?

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