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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Part III, Chapter 6 say that "strange people" begun appearing from, changing the language and culture of Delhi (144)?
(a) Africa.
(b) Europe.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) The Punjab.

2. What reason does Asghar give his mother for wanting to remarry?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He is in love with Zohra.
(c) Jahan Ara needs a mother.
(d) It is embarrassing for him to be unmarried.

3. In Part IV, what do Mir Nihal and Begam Nihal have in common at this stage in their lives?
(a) Neither one really wants to be alive.
(b) They are both dependent on their personal servants.
(c) They both feel that Asghar embarrasses the family.
(d) Neither one really loves the other.

4. 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) Dilchain.
(b) Begam Jamal.
(c) Anjum Zamani.
(d) Hunchbacked Aunt.

5. What household responsibility has Asghar taken on in the wake of Bilqeece's death?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Caring for Jehan Ara.

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

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

8. What work is Begam Nihal engaged in when Asghar comes to speak to her about Zohra in Part IV?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Disentangling thread.
(c) Mending clothing.
(d) Sorting lentils.

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

10. Why does the narrator call Hindu's "lucky" during the pandemic (169)?
(a) They are mostly spared from the disease.
(b) So many of them have already died in the war.
(c) They do not need to bury their dead.
(d) They have greater access to medicine and doctors.

11. What is thrown into the crowd of guests as soon as the wedding prayers have finished in Part III?
(a) Candy.
(b) Dates.
(c) Coins.
(d) Rice.

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

13. 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 make sure that Asghar does not remarry after her death.
(c) To take care of Jehan Ara after her death.
(d) To demand payment from Asghar's family if she should die.

14. What is Saeed Hasan disappointed in when he comes to visit Asghar's home in Part III?
(a) The house is too close to Bilqeece's family.
(b) There is no separate area for women.
(c) There is a lot of English furniture.
(d) The house is very small.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilqeece's family mix with the hand-washing water that the men of the Nihal family use after the wedding feast?

2. What "old saying" does Bagam Nihal offer Asghar when they discuss his marriage (187)?

3. Who is Blind Hafizji?

4. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?

5. How does Zohra treat Asghar after she confesses her feelings to him in Part IV?

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