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

2. About how many people attend the actual wedding ceremony between Asghar and Bilqeece?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 700.
(d) 200.

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

4. After the younger people feed Asghar sweets in Part III, what do the older people put in his hands?
(a) Pinches of spice.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Coins.
(d) Golden beads.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story that Saeed Hasan tells in Part III about the farmer and his daughter, what does the daughter discover?

2. When Jehan Ara is teething and fussy, what does Asghar accuse his wife of?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Saeed Hasan's views about Indian independence, and why?

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

4. Once Asghar and Bilqeece have their own home, what is the routine they settle into?

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

6. Explain why it is the changes made to Chandni Chowk that "affected the people more deeply than anything else" (143).

7. What happens to Habibuddin in Chapter 9?

8. Describe Mehro's groom.

9. What does Asghar believe is the "one thing that kept the heart of man alive," and why does he believe this (182)?

10. In what ways are Habibuddin and his son proud of one another?

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