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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 game, played by Meenakshi, is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum?

2. Where had Lata Mehra been studying English in Part 1?

3. Where do Lata and Malati run into Kabir in Part 3?

4. What term refers to a king or prince in India?

5. In Part 5, what will the Temple to Shiva have as its centerpiece?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event brings the characters together in the beginning of Part 1? How many families does the novel center on?

2. How is the Mehra household depicted in the beginning of Part 7? Why?

3. What family conflict is central in the Chatterji family in Part 7?

4. What happens with Rasheed's family in Part 17? Why?

5. How are the tanning pits described in Part 4? Who does Haresh meet there?

6. What scenes of poverty is Maan exposed to in Part 8? What effect do they have?

7. How does the friendship between Maan and Rasheed develop? What is Maan's reason for learning Urdu?

8. What festival is taking place in Part 2? Who entertains during the festival?

9. What happens with Maan and Firoz in Part 17? Who is injured?

10. What prank does Pran play on the women in his family in Part 3? What is the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Nawab Sahib and Mahesh Kapoor in the narrative. How are their differences overlooked? How does their friendship become strained?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Bihar Zamindari Act and its impact on the people of India. How does this legislation affect each of the characters in A Suitable Boy?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Hindu festival of Holi. Who entertains during this festival in the novel? What are the actions of the celebrants?

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