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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. What "old saying" does Bagam Nihal offer Asghar when they discuss his marriage (187)?
2. Why do the women not spend time with Mir Nihal during the day in Part III after he has had a stroke?
3. What does Mir Nihal do when Asghar comes to his house wearing English clothes in Part IV?
4. What English military loss does Mir Nihal think about at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 4?
5. What does Mir Nihal do to pass the time while he is stuck in bed following his stroke?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, what does Asghar find out has happened to Mirza's son, and how does Asghar react?
2. What contrasting emotions do Asghar and Bilqeece feel when the time comes for Asghar to take her home to his house?
3. In what ways are Habibuddin and his son proud of one another?
4. What complaints does the narrator make against the grave diggers, cloth merchants, and body washers?
5. How does Bilqeece's upbringing make it difficult for her to return Asghar's passion?
6. How does Zohra end up confessing her feelings to Asghar?
7. How does a choice made by a servant end up affecting the course of Asghar's future at the end of the novel?
8. What happens with the paste of "herbs and drugs good for the complexion" (119)?
9. Describe what happens to Mir Nihal when he gets home after seeing the funeral procession.
10. What happens to Habibuddin in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast how legitimate and illegitimate authority are treated in Twilight in Delhi. Support your claims with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the characters of Mir Nihal and his son Asghar. Offer textual details to support your assertions about these two men.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that analyzes the symbolic significance of pigeons in Twilight in Delhi. Be sure to offer evidence of their use throughout the text and not simply in the early chapters where Mir Nihal keeps them as a hobby. If you use outside sources to research their significance in Islamic culture, cite these in MLA format.
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