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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 Begam Nihal ask her grandson Majeed to do in order to make the dust storm stop?
(a) Place an onion under a pillow on the bed.
(b) Scatter grain to feed the crows.
(c) Tie a bunch of dried chilis in the doorway.
(d) Put a broom under the leg of a bed.

2. In the story about Mir Jamal's pigeons, what does Mir Jamal refuse to do?
(a) Fly his pigeons with amateurs and hobbyists.
(b) Train his pigeons to fly from a carriage roof.
(c) Take part in any matches held at the Durbar.
(d) Keep the pigeons that his flock captured.

3. Why is Mir Nihal hurrying home at the beginning of Part II, Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to bring some mangoes to his family to make sherbet.
(b) He has heard that Begam Nihal has arranged Asghar's marriage.
(c) He has heard that Babban Jan has sent a message to his house.
(d) He has forgotten to give his pigeons water.

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

5. What does Begam Nihal say is causing the illness in the Nihal household?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Heatstroke.
(d) Dengue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jehan Ara at the beginning of Part III, Chapter 10?

2. Besides the high winds, what about the summer makes the narrator say, "Nature herself...seemed angry with the people of Hindustan" (169)?

3. From what bird does Kambal Shah suggest an "oil" be made to help Mir Nihal (157)?

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

5. What does Mir Nihal notice about Delhi in the beginning of Part III, Chapter 9?

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