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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of his family members demonstrates sympathy for the dead pigeons and for Mir Nihal?
2. In Part II, Chapter 5, what do the friends agree is the missing ingredient in the Jama Masjid prescription?
3. What does Begam Nihal ask her grandson Majeed to do in order to make the dust storm stop?
4. Where does Mir Nihal go on most evenings after dinner in Part I?
5. How old is Mir Nihal?
Short Essay Questions
1. What idea of Mir Nihal's comes up again when he discusses the marriage of Sheikh Mohammad Sadiq's niece, and how is he distracted from pursuing it?
2. What do Khwaja Ashraf Ali, Mir Nihal, and Hakim Bashir argue about, and what story does Khwaja Ashraf Ali tell to end the argument?
3. What contrast do Begam Jamal and Begam Nihal make between the processions held by Mughal emperors and their expectations for the procession about to be held by the English?
4. At the end of Chapter 6, what ironic contrast does the narrator describe between what is happening in the Nihal house and the music they can hear coming from outside the house?
5. What does Mir Nihal find happening when he returns home at the beginning of Chapter 2, and what finally causes him to become angry?
6. Who is Hameed, and what light does Asghar think Hameed's situation throws on his own?
7. What is the Ghadar of 1857?
8. How did Asghar come to be raised in Bhopal?
9. What criticisms does Mir Nihal make about his son Asghar in Chapter 1?
10. Why did Ahmed Ali write Twilight in Delhi in English?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze Mir Nihal's experiences in the first four chapters of Part II. Discuss the various ways in which his divided attention impacts both himself and others, and then offer an explanation of what his divided attention and its consequences signify in the novel as a whole. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the ways in which Asghar fails to show concern for others and make a claim about whether his self-centeredness ends up causing him suffering or protecting him from suffering--or both. Support your assertions with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze the importance of setting in Twilight in Delhi. Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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