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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Mughals?

2. Who is the poet who wrote the words to the song that Gul Bano sings?

3. What does Mir Nihal think of when he is at the procession and sees the Red Fort?

4. Besides their money, what does Begam Nihal like about Meraj's family?

5. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mir Nihal's Afghan friend, Kambal Shah.

2. When Asghar sees the sad-looking old man on the street, what realization does he have about his own life, and why?

3. How does the cat end up getting into Mir Nihal's pigeon loft?

4. What did the ironsmith teach Mir Nihal to find, and how did he teach him to find it?

5. What contrast do Begam Jamal and Begam Nihal make between the processions held by Mughal emperors and their expectations for the procession about to be held by the English?

6. How did Asghar come to be raised in Bhopal?

7. How is Babban Jan's mother affected by her death, and what does Mir Nihal tell the woman about her concerns?

8. What does Kambal Shah say caused the loss of the Mugal Empire?

9. Explain the trick Mir Nihal plays on his neighbor with his pigeons.

10. Describe the family's celebration of Eed (Eid).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about inequality in Twilight in Delhi. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you affirm, refute, or qualify the following statement: "Asghar's inability to appreciate his wife until actually faced with losing her parallels the residents' of Delhi's inability to appreciate the importance of their way of life until it is threatened with annihilation." Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast how legitimate and illegitimate authority are treated in Twilight in Delhi. Support your claims with textual evidence.

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