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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part IV Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part III, what are the residents of Delhi afraid will happen once New Delhi is completed?
(a) There will be no way to remove the English from power.
(b) Old Delhi will be neglected and fall into ruin.
(c) The English will banish Muslim residents again.
(d) The city will become too expensive to live in.

2. What does Mushtari Bai mean when she compares Asghar to "the moon of Eed" (53)?
(a) She gets frustrated waiting to see Asghar.
(b) She suspects that Asghar has fallen in love with someone else.
(c) She knows that Asghar does not really love her.
(d) She feels betrayed by the way Asghar has treated her.

3. What does Asghar buy Bilqeece to wear at Mehro's wedding?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A head covering.
(c) A silk suit.
(d) Shoes.

4. What is the main subject of Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) The symbolic importance of Mir Nihal's pigeons.
(b) The relationship between Asghar and Bilqeece.
(c) The decline of the city of Delhi.
(d) The typical daily routines of the Nihal household.

5. What hobbies does Mir Nihal pursue in Chapter 5?
(a) Kite fighting and poetry.
(b) Poetry and medicine.
(c) Alchemy and kite fighting.
(d) Medicine and alchemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens shortly after Bilqeece gives birth to her daughter?

2. Why is Mir Nihal hurrying home at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 1?

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. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?

5. What question does Mehro asks the beggar Gul Bano?

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