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

2. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?

3. Who decides to propose to Surayya, the woman that Bagam Nahil originally wanted Asghar to marry?

4. Why does the narrator call Hindu's "lucky" during the pandemic (169)?

5. What is foreshadowed by the epigraph that prefaces Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bilqeece's upbringing make it difficult for her to return Asghar's passion?

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

3. What happens with the paste of "herbs and drugs good for the complexion" (119)?

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

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

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

7. How does Zohra end up confessing her feelings to Asghar?

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

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

10. What complaints does the narrator make against the grave diggers, cloth merchants, and body washers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The life outcomes of the Nihal children--Asghar, Mehro, Begam Waheed, Habibuddin, and Kabiruddin--vary significantly from one another. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the happiness of the adult lives of these five people, making clear the significance of their relative levels of happiness. Offer textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the characters of Mir Nihal and his son Asghar. Offer textual details to support your assertions about these two men.

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