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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. What is the implied criticism in Mir Nihal's thoughts about how "The young only agitated" (175)?

2. What does Mir Nihal see just before he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?

3. What does Bilqeece's family mix with the hand-washing water that the men of the Nihal family use after the wedding feast?

4. How old is Jehan Ara at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 10?

5. What "old saying" does Bagam Nihal offer Asghar when they discuss his marriage (187)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about prayers and God in the context of the pandemic?

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

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

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

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

6. When Habibuddin hears what has happened to Mirza's son, why does his reaction please Mir Nihal?

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

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

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 7, what has changed in Asghar's relationship with his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main servants--Dilchain, Ghafoor, or Chanbeli--and write an essay that analyzes their role in Twilight in Delhi. Be sure to back up your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of Bahadur Shah in Twilight in Delhi. Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Mir Nihal's experiences in the first four chapters of Part II. Discuss the various ways in which his divided attention impacts both himself and others, and then offer an explanation of what his divided attention and its consequences signify in the novel as a whole. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.

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