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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part III, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does the narrator point out there are "ever so many" of, "young ones and old ones" (14)?
(a) Muezzins.
(b) Imams.
(c) Vendors.
(d) Beggars.

2. Who is Nisar Ahmad?
(a) The muezzin at Mir Nihal's mosque.
(b) A former lover of Babban Jan's.
(c) Mir Nihal's partner in the lace business.
(d) Mir Nihal's son-in-law.

3. What is Saeed Hasan disappointed in when he comes to visit Asghar's home in Part III?
(a) The house is very small.
(b) The house is too close to Bilqeece's family.
(c) There is no separate area for women.
(d) There is a lot of English furniture.

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

5. Who is the poet who wrote the words to the song that Gul Bano sings?
(a) Bahadur Shah.
(b) Mir Babar Ali Anis.
(c) Mir Taqi Mir.
(d) Ghalib.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does the narrator make in Part II, Chapter 7 about the living descendants of Bahadur Shah?

2. What was the cause of Asghar, Begam Waheed, and Begam Nihal being sent away to live somewhere else when Asghar was a child?

3. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?

4. After Begam Waheed gives Asghar the good news about his mother deciding he can marry Bilqeece, what advice does she give Asghar?

5. On Saturday morning, what is Mir Nihal's reaction to seeing the cat that attacked his pigeons?

(see the answer key)

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