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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Asghar tell Begam Waheed he will do if he cannot marry Bilqeece?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Move far away.
(c) Renounce his family.
(d) Marry a dancing girl.

2. What does the introduction's title indicate the purpose of the introduction is?
(a) To explain why the author wrote Twilight in Delhi.
(b) To offer insight into the historical circumstances that led to British rule in India.
(c) To make a claim for the essentially Muslim nature of Delhi.
(d) To expose the barbarism with which the British ruled India.

3. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?
(a) The ifrit are rising up from their underground caves.
(b) One of the children has told an elder a lie.
(c) The heat is trying to chase the rain away.
(d) The jinns are getting ready to celebrate a wedding.

4. What does Begam Nihal say is causing the illness in the Nihal household?
(a) Heatstroke.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Dengue.

5. Why does Mir Nihal go to the Chowk on Friday evening?
(a) To buy pigeons.
(b) To see Babban Jan.
(c) To speak with Nisar Ahmad.
(d) To pray with his neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been urging Mir Nihal to retire?

2. What causes Mir Nihal to be so depressed that he does not fly his pigeons one afternoon in Chapter 2?

3. When Asghar arrives at Bari's house, what is his friend doing?

4. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?

5. What conclusion does Mir Nihan come to during his conversation with Nawab Puttan in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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