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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the story that Saeed Hasan tells in Part III about the farmer and his daughter, what does the daughter discover?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. In the book's final line, what is night said to cover up "in its blanket of darkness and gloom" (200)?
(a) The "fortunes and misfortunes of Hindustan."
(b) "Mir Nihal's fragmented dreams."
(c) "God's creation and His plans."
(d) The "empires of the world."

4. What does Begam Waheed do when the palanquin carrying Bilqeece reaches the vestibule of the Nihal house?
(a) Brings Bilqeece new shoes for her new home.
(b) Removes the veil covering Bilqeece's face.
(c) Touches the hem of Bilqeece's garment.
(d) Washes Bilqeece's feet with milk.

5. What is Mirza the milk-seller's attitude toward the English?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Obsequious.
(d) Ambivalent.

6. What does Mir Nihal do when he sees the funeral procession in Part III, Chapter 9?
(a) Asks who died.
(b) Walks with it a short way.
(c) Crosses the street.
(d) Sings a sad song.

7. In what year does Part IV, Chapter 1 begin?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1918.

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

9. What does Bilqeece's family mix with the hand-washing water that the men of the Nihal family use after the wedding feast?
(a) Flower petals.
(b) Attar.
(c) Dye powder.
(d) Kerosene.

10. What is put into Bilqeece's palm for Asghar to try to eat during the wedding ceremony?
(a) Green mango.
(b) Rice pudding.
(c) Cheese curds.
(d) Milk-soaked bread.

11. In what year does Part III, Chapter 6 take place?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1914.

12. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
(a) They are busy with preparations for another wedding.
(b) The Hakim has told him that he should sleep during the day.
(c) It would be improper for them to be with him if his friends should stop by.
(d) Begam Nihal thinks that he will recover faster if he has to come to them for company.

13. What point is Saeed Hasan trying to illustrate with his story about the barber and the king?
(a) Political rulers do not have to be fair in the way that God does.
(b) Kings are arbitrary, but God has a reason for everything He does.
(c) God does not concern Himself with politics.
(d) It is God's right to give to--and take away from--whomever He pleases.

14. What are the grave robbers looking for when they start digging up pandemic victims?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Burial shrouds.
(d) Gold and silver dental fillings.

15. What English military loss does Mir Nihal think about at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 4?
(a) The First Battle of Marne.
(b) The Battle of Jutland.
(c) The Gallipoli Campaign.
(d) The Battle of the Somme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?

2. Which member of the Nihal household is mentioned as having died at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 1?

3. After the younger people feed Asghar sweets in Part III, what do the older people put in his hands?

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

5. How does Asghar show his appreciation for Nasim's poetry recitation?

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