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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part IV Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilqeece have a nightmare about in Part III?
(a) Seeing the face of death.
(b) Asghar divorcing her.
(c) Falling into a deep pit.
(d) Jehan Ara having a cruel stepmother.

2. Which of the women performs a dance while dressed like a man, to amuse the other women in Part III?
(a) Dilchain.
(b) Begam Jamal.
(c) Mehro.
(d) Begam Waheed.

3. What word do the older people like Begam Nihal use to refer to the place where they live?
(a) Bharat.
(b) Hindustan.
(c) Aryavarta.
(d) Nabhivarsha.

4. What principle does Saeed Hasan say a man should put first when he is looking for a wife?
(a) Faithfulness.
(b) Reciprocity.
(c) Moderation.
(d) Suitability.

5. When Begam Nihal tells her husband that he can buy more pigeons to replace those that have died, how does he react?
(a) He announces that he is giving up flying pigeons.
(b) He tells her about Babban Jan and her death.
(c) He tells her that she knows nothing about him or his life.
(d) He stands up and walks out of the house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Mir Nihal?

3. What household responsibility has Asghar taken on in the wake of Bilqeece's death?

4. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?

5. What is Bilqeece's little sister's name?

(see the answer key)

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