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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 old is Jehan Ara at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 10?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

3. What does Zohra do when her mother tells her that she must begin observing purdah with Asghar?
(a) Obeys her mother.
(b) Appeals her mother's decision to her father.
(c) Goes to see him secretly.
(d) Runs away.

4. Who decides to propose to Surayya, the woman that Bagam Nahil originally wanted Asghar to marry?
(a) Bundoo.
(b) Nazrul Hasan.
(c) Saeed Hasan.
(d) Bari.

5. In Part IV, why does Mir Nihal stop praying when he hears Nisar Ahmad call the azaan?
(a) He no longer believes in God.
(b) He cannot move himself to perform the prayers correctly.
(c) He no longer remembers the words of the prayers.
(d) He is angry at Nisar Ahmad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens shortly after Bilqeece gives birth to her daughter?

2. When Begam Jamal tells Begam Shahbaz about Asghar's plan to marry Zohra, what is Begam Shahbaz's reaction?

3. What does Mir Nihal do when he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?

4. What historical event begins in the opening of Part III, Chapter 8?

5. What does Asghar buy Bilqeece to wear at Mehro's wedding?

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 Mehro's groom.

3. Why is Ghafoor somewhat "quiet and subdued" in Chapter 6?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does Asghar find out has happened to Mirza's son, and how does Asghar react?

6. How does a choice made by a servant end up affecting the course of Asghar's future at the end of the novel?

7. When Bilqeece is near death in Chapter 11, who does Asghar send for, and what does this person tell them?

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

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

10. In Chapter 7, when Bilqeece finally musters the courage to ask Asghar what is wrong, what does he tell her, and how does she react?

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