Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Part I, Chapters 6-13.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On page 53, what does Mushtari Bai compare herself to?
(a) An "evil-smelling flower."
(b) A "new flower in bloom."
(c) A "candle which tempts the moths."
(d) An "oasis in the desert."
2. Bundoo's mother tells Asghar that she feels it hardly necessary to observe "purdah" with him. In this context, what does "purdah" refer to?
(a) The rules separating one caste from another.
(b) The customary deference of younger people to their elders.
(c) The customs of welcoming and hospitality.
(d) The rules surrounding the seclusion of women from men.
3. What does Mir Nihal tell his wife will happen if Asghar insists on marrying Bilqeece?
(a) He will disown Asghar.
(b) He will kill Asghar.
(c) He will cut off financial support to Begam Nihal.
(d) He will divorce Begam Nihal.
4. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Their son has finally chosen someone to marry.
(b) Mir Nihal's lace business has turned a record profit.
(c) Begum Waheed is coming to visit them.
(d) A wealthy man has proposed to their youngest daughter.
5. To what animal does the narrator compare the city of Delhi in the story's opening pages?
(a) A starving tiger.
(b) An overburdened donkey.
(c) A beaten dog.
(d) An elderly bull.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?
2. What is ironic about Asghar's characterization of their days in Bhopal as "happy" (35)?
3. What does Ali say caused the British paranoia about Muslim scholars that resulted in their violent suppression of the "Wahabi" conspiracy (xii)?
4. While Asghar and Begam Waheed are talking about their childhood, what can Asghar hear in the background?
5. What does Bari tell Mushtari Bai she should do for him and Asghar?
|
This section contains 403 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
