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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra go on a shopping spree in Part 19 to prepare for the wedding?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Naromi.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Delhi.

2. Who is imprisoned after a bloody incident at Saeeda Bai's house in Part 17?
(a) Maan.
(b) Haresh.
(c) Arun.
(d) Pran.

3. Who does Nawab Sahib invite to join him for lunch in Part 11?
(a) Maan Kapoor.
(b) Haresh Chatterji.
(c) Arun Chatterji.
(d) Mahesh Kapoor.

4. In Part 10, there is a hint of the trend toward modernization in the country when it is observed that the general public is developing a preference toward what?
(a) Drama.
(b) Films.
(c) Opera.
(d) Books.

5. Who is discovered to have also been frequenting the house of Saeeda Bai in Part 11?
(a) Haresh.
(b) Firoz.
(c) Arun.
(d) Maan.

6. Malati urges Lata to audition for a part in what play in Part 12?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Twelfth Night.
(d) All's Well That End's Well.

7. Mahesh resigns from what political party in Part 14?
(a) Union Party.
(b) Ministry Party.
(c) Congress Party.
(d) Republican Party.

8. Who impulsively proposes to Lata in Part 18?
(a) Amit.
(b) Haresh.
(c) Tapan.
(d) Kabir.

9. Who has committed suicide following the finding that the Zamindari Act is constitutional in Part 19?
(a) Lata.
(b) Tapan.
(c) Amit.
(d) Rasheed.

10. Who has resigned at Praha Shoes in Part 13?
(a) Haresh.
(b) Savita.
(c) Kabir.
(d) Amit.

11. In Part 18, Prof. Mishra is well aware that the votes have not come in from Mahesh's district because the counting had been interrupted by the death of who?
(a) King George VI of England.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Raja of Marh.
(d) President McKinley.

12. What servant of Saeeda Bai's does Maan embrace in Part 12?
(a) Rajkumar.
(b) Dipankar.
(c) Bibbo.
(d) Tasmeen.

13. Who gives Varun courage as he goes to the interview for a government job in Part 19?
(a) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(b) Lata Mehra.
(c) Kalpana Gaur.
(d) Tapan.

14. Whose proposal has Lata accepted in Part 19?
(a) Varun's.
(b) Kabir's.
(c) Amit's.
(d) Haresh's.

15. Who does Bhaskar visit after leaving the hospital in Part 12?
(a) Arun Chatterji.
(b) Rajkumar.
(c) Firoz.
(d) Dipankar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is forcibly removed from the court chamber in Part 11?

2. What trusted and loyal servant of the Nawab Sahib takes Maan around the estate in Part 10?

3. Who brings the news that Nehru has resigned from the Congress Working Committee in Part 14?

4. Who had invited Amit to the Literary Society?

5. In Part 11, there is a lengthy pilgrimage to see what important guru?

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