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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Veena Kapoor's son?
(a) Amit.
(b) Firoz.
(c) Maan.
(d) Bhaskar.

2. What refers to a foul smelling place where leather is cured before going to leather craft establishments?
(a) The Tanning Pits.
(b) The Cotton Pits.
(c) The Leather Pits.
(d) The Lacing Pits.

3. What is known as the legislated separation of India and Pakistan supposedly to keep the Hindus in India and place the Muslims in Pakistan?
(a) The Partitian.
(b) The Divide.
(c) The Enclosure.
(d) The Wall.

4. Where to Kabir and Lata a river boat trip in Part 3?
(a) Thames River.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) Barsaat Mahal.
(d) Taj Mahal.

5. What begins to break out in the city in Part 5?
(a) Fires.
(b) Disease.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Riots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a small, two-wheeled, cart-like passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person?

2. Whose son in the novel is a mathematical savant?

3. Who is determined to erect a Temple to Shiva just west of the Alamgiri Mosque in Part 5?

4. What religion is Kabir Durrani?

5. What term refers to the shoes favored by Haresh because they represent British superiority to him?

(see the answer key)

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