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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part I, Chapters 6-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the streets and alleys of Delhi?
(a) The Sphinx's riddle.
(b) A game of chess.
(c) An algebraic equation.
(d) The Minotaur's maze.

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

3. Why did Mir Nihal forbid Asghar to study at Aligarh?
(a) Mir Nihal thinks that studying at Aligarh will alienate his son from Islam.
(b) Mir Nihal does not have the money for Aligarh's tuition.
(c) Mir Nihal thinks that the curriculum at Aligarh is too difficult for Asghar.
(d) Mir Nihal has heard that Aligarh admits female students.

4. In Part I, Chapter 4, who asks Asghar, "When are we going to hear the good news of your marriage?" (20)?
(a) Mir Nihal.
(b) Bundoo.
(c) Bilqeece.
(d) His sister-in-law.

5. In what city does the man who wants to marry the Nihals' daughter live?
(a) Bhopal.
(b) Madras.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Delhi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the adults tell the children causes dust storms?

2. When Begam Waheed tells her mother that Asghar is in love with Bilqeece, what does Begam Nihal accuse Bilqeece's mother of?

3. Besides their money, what does Begam Nihal like about Meraj's family?

4. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?

5. What principle does Saeed Hasan say a man should put first when he is looking for a wife?

(see the answer key)

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