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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Bilqeece asks Asghar to forgive her, what is the last thing she asks of him?
(a) To take care of Jehan Ara.
(b) To remember her goodness, not her faults.
(c) To visit her grave each day.
(d) To marry again someday.

2. 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 a lot of English furniture.
(d) There is no separate area for women.

3. What household responsibility has Asghar taken on in the wake of Bilqeece's death?
(a) Caring for Jehan Ara.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Shopping.

4. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?
(a) He writes poetry.
(b) He traps rats.
(c) He talks with Ghafoor.
(d) He reads.

5. Who overhears the discussion between Begam Nihal and Asghar about his wish to marry Zohra?
(a) Anjum Zamani.
(b) Dilchain.
(c) Begam Jamal.
(d) The Hunchbacked Aunt.

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

7. In Part IV, what do Mir Nihal and Begam Nihal have in common at this stage in their lives?
(a) Neither one really loves the other.
(b) Neither one really wants to be alive.
(c) They both feel that Asghar embarrasses the family.
(d) They are both dependent on their personal servants.

8. After the ceremony of seeing the bride's face, what does Asghar have to pay the bride's sisters and cousins to get back?
(a) His shoe.
(b) His ring.
(c) His turban.
(d) His comb.

9. In Part IV, Chapter 4, why does Mir Nihal no longer get visits from Kambal Shah?
(a) Kambal Shah is too elderly to leave home.
(b) Kambal Shah has disappeared.
(c) Kambal Shah is in a British prison.
(d) Kambal Shah has died of the flu.

10. What government action is the subject of the popular slogan that Asghar sees written in several places?
(a) The Rowlatt Acts.
(b) The Government of India Act.
(c) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
(d) The declaration of martial law in the Punjab.

11. What work is Begam Nihal engaged in when Asghar comes to speak to her about Zohra in Part IV?
(a) Mending clothing.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Disentangling thread.
(d) Sorting lentils.

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

13. Why does the narrator call Hindu's "lucky" during the pandemic (169)?
(a) So many of them have already died in the war.
(b) They have greater access to medicine and doctors.
(c) They do not need to bury their dead.
(d) They are mostly spared from the disease.

14. About how many people attend the actual wedding ceremony between Asghar and Bilqeece?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 200.
(d) 700.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bilqeece believe is wrong in her relationship with Asghar, as described in Part III?

2. When Begam Jamal tells Begam Shahbaz about Asghar's plan to marry Zohra, what is Begam Shahbaz's reaction?

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

4. What item among the bath things sent by Bilqeece's family is unfamiliar to the women in Asghar's family?

5. Who decides to propose to Surayya, the woman that Bagam Nahil originally wanted Asghar to marry?

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