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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Part II, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "prescription written on the southern gate of the Jama Masjid" a recipe for (88)?
(a) Gold.
(b) An antidote to poison.
(c) A "universal elixir."
(d) A powerful charm.

2. Who is Mehro Zamani?
(a) The Nihals' daughter.
(b) The Nihals' servant.
(c) Asghar's love interest.
(d) A dancing girl.

3. What happy news do the Nihals receive in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) Mir Nihal's lace business has turned a record profit.
(b) Begum Waheed is coming to visit them.
(c) A wealthy man has proposed to their youngest daughter.
(d) Their son has finally chosen someone to marry.

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

5. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?
(a) He considers whether it might be better to keep cats than pigeons.
(b) He prays to God to deliver him from his anger.
(c) He curses it and chases it from the roof.
(d) He tries to beat it to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mir Nihal go to the Chowk on Friday evening?

2. In the story about Mir Jamal's pigeons, what does Mir Jamal refuse to do?

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

4. Which residents of Delhi are described in the first page and a half of Part II, Chapter 6?

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

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