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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Part IV Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say prevents the world from being "a barren desert in which no oasis exists" (91)?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Charity.

2. What question does Mehro asks the beggar Gul Bano?
(a) How she has managed to evade the British for so long.
(b) How she prevents herself from falling into despair.
(c) Whether coronations are better under the English than under the Mughals.
(d) Whether she spent much time with her famous grandfather.

3. In Part III, what are the residents of Delhi afraid will happen once New Delhi is completed?
(a) There will be no way to remove the English from power.
(b) Old Delhi will be neglected and fall into ruin.
(c) The city will become too expensive to live in.
(d) The English will banish Muslim residents again.

4. When Jehan Ara is teething and fussy, what does Asghar accuse his wife of?
(a) Being uneducated.
(b) Behaving like a child.
(c) Hurting the child.
(d) Neglecting him.

5. What is Molvi Dulhan dressed like in Part II?
(a) A woman.
(b) An imam.
(c) An Englishman.
(d) A prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Begam Nihal and Begam Waheed decided to do to celebrate Asghar's engagement?

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

3. Which person from Asghar's own family agrees that he selfish and not treating Bilqeece properly in Part III?

4. In Part I, Chapter 4, who asks Asghar, "When are we going to hear the good news of your marriage?" (20)?

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

(see the answer key)

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