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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Bilqeece's death is it when Asghar realizes that he is in love with Zohra?
(a) 11 months.
(b) Just over a year.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) 6 months.

2. When Bilqeece realizes that she is near death, what does she do?
(a) Asks Begam Shahbaz to take Jehan Ara outside.
(b) Has someone call Asghar into the room.
(c) Begins to pray with a set of prayer beads.
(d) Hallucinates that death is in the room with her.

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

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

5. What historical event begins in the opening of Part III, Chapter 8?
(a) The first meeting of the Indian National Congress.
(b) World War II.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation campaign
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What English military loss does Mir Nihal think about at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 4?

2. What is the primary focus of the description in the opening paragraphs of Part III, Chapter 6?

3. What additional insult to the dead often occurs after grave robbers dig up their corpses?

4. What does Mir Nihal think about the new music that he hears in the streets outside his house in Part IV?

5. How old is Zohra in Part IV, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Mir Nihal's grandchildren do that makes him so angry, and tell how he responds to their misbehavior.

2. Describe what happens to Mir Nihal when he gets home after seeing the funeral procession.

3. What does the narrator say families have to understand about raising daughters?

4. What song does Asghar hear at the graveyard, and how does he react?

5. Describe Mehro's life and marriage during this time period.

6. What contrasting emotions do Asghar and Bilqeece feel when the time comes for Asghar to take her home to his house?

7. How does Bilqeece's upbringing make it difficult for her to return Asghar's passion?

8. What makes it clear that there is some tension between Asghar's and Bilqeece's families?

9. What complaints does the narrator make against the grave diggers, cloth merchants, and body washers?

10. Describe Mehro's groom.

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