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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a title for a Muslim religious leader or chief?
(a) Sari.
(b) Imam.
(c) Shah.
(d) Holi.

2. What game, played by Meenakshi, is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum?
(a) Majhong.
(b) Canasta.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Gin Rummy.

3. With what man do the women in Part 3 face an awkward encounter while out with Pran?
(a) Rupa's father.
(b) Lata's father.
(c) Savita's father.
(d) Pran's father.

4. What difficult musical instrument to play is one of the instruments used as an accompaniment for Saeeda Bai's singing?
(a) Harati.
(b) Lute.
(c) Utar.
(d) Sarangi.

5. In Part 5, what will the Temple to Shiva have as its centerpiece?
(a) Spectacle of Shiva.
(b) Phallus of Shiva.
(c) Body of Shiva.
(d) Face of Shiva.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who feels as though she is drowning in conversation at the dinner party in Part 7?

2. What is the setting of the beginning of Part 11?

3. In what decade was the Bihar Zamindari Act instilled?

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

5. Maan Kapoor is the son of what official in India?

(see the answer key)

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