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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. 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.

2. When Mir Nihal arrives home at the beginning of the story, what does his wife tell him about their son?
(a) He should get a job soon.
(b) He is spending time with a family she dislikes.
(c) He was seen in the company of a dancing girl.
(d) He should get married soon.

3. What caused the abolition of Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic from Indian schools?
(a) The British attempt to anglicize Indians.
(b) The intervention of the Catholic Church.
(c) The defeat of an attempted Afghan invasion of India.
(d) The elevation of Warren Hastings to Governor.

4. Why does Asghar go to see Mushtari Bai in Chapter 11?
(a) Bari asks Asghar to introduce him to Mushtari Bai.
(b) Bari thinks it will cheer Asghar up.
(c) He wants to ask Mushtair Bai to keep their relationship a secret.
(d) He owes Mushtari Bai money.

5. What is the organizing strategy of the introduction's opening?
(a) Comparison and contrast.
(b) From the general to the specific.
(c) Order of importance.
(d) Cause and effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mir Nihal go on most evenings after dinner in Part I?

2. What creature does Mir Nihal kill in Part I, Chapter 1?

3. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?

4. In Part I, Chapter 4, who asks Asghar, "When are we going to hear the good news of your marriage?" (20)?

5. What caused Ahmed Ali to be unable to return to India?

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