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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. 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 is angry at Nisar Ahmad.
(d) He no longer remembers the words of the prayers.

2. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Burial shrouds.
(c) Gold and silver dental fillings.
(d) Jewelry.

3. What is the primary focus of the description in the opening paragraphs of Part III, Chapter 6?
(a) The decay and decline of Delhi.
(b) The changes the English are making in Delhi.
(c) The anger Indians feel about New Delhi.
(d) The growing violence of resistance against the English.

4. When Asghar is speaking with Begam Nihal about Zohra in Part IV, what does he notice about his parents' home?
(a) It has changed little from his childhood.
(b) They still have no English furnishings.
(c) It is smaller than he remembers.
(d) It is dirty and neglected.

5. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 1, what are the women busy working on?
(a) Cooking for the guests.
(b) Buying new jewelry to wear to the wedding.
(c) Sewing clothing for Bilqeece.
(d) Cleaning the house before the guests arrive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilqeece have a nightmare about in Part III?

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

3. Who is Ahmad Wazir?

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

5. Besides higher prices, what is affecting the economy of Delhi at the time that Part III, Chapter 9 takes place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 4, what is Mir Nihal's attitude toward Delhi and the British occupation?

2. Describe Mehro's groom.

3. Explain why Begam Nihal falls on the stairs and what is done for her afterward.

4. 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?

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

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

7. What happens to Habibuddin in Chapter 9?

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

9. Describe the ceremonies in Chapter 1 that are intended to "sweeten" the bride's and groom's mouths.

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

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