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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part III, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Begam Nihal ask her grandson Majeed to do in order to make the dust storm stop?
(a) Scatter grain to feed the crows.
(b) Put a broom under the leg of a bed.
(c) Tie a bunch of dried chilis in the doorway.
(d) Place an onion under a pillow on the bed.

2. What historical event begins in the opening of Part III, Chapter 8?
(a) World War I.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation campaign
(c) World War II.
(d) The first meeting of the Indian National Congress.

3. When he thinks that Bilqeece is really on the verge of death, what does Asghar feel?
(a) Relief.
(b) Joy.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Apathy.

4. After several months following his stroke, what is Mir Nihal able to do by himself?
(a) Eat and drink.
(b) Walk outside.
(c) Sit up in bed.
(d) Go up the stairs.

5. What does the Part II, Chapter 5 description of Red Beard stress?
(a) His boisterousness.
(b) His gentleness.
(c) His dignity.
(d) His unattractiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?

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

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

4. In what year does Part III, Chapter 6 take place?

5. Besides being "piercing," what other quality does the narrator say Mushtari Bai's eyes have (52)?

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