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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pran tell his family Lata has eloped with in Part 3?
(a) Firoz Khan.
(b) Amit Chatterji.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Kabir Durrani.

2. Who does Mrs. Rupa learn in a letter had become engaged in Part 15?
(a) Meenakshi.
(b) Lata.
(c) Savita.
(d) Kakoli.

3. What character in the novel is described as a notorious courtesan renowned for her singing?
(a) Maan Kapoor.
(b) Saeeda Bai.
(c) Raja of Marh.
(d) Mahesh Kapoor

4. Where is Mrs. Rupa in the beginning of Part 15?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Brahmpur.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

5. Who gives birth to a daughter in Part 13?
(a) Lata.
(b) Savita.
(c) Meenakshi.
(d) Kakoli.

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. Malati urges Lata to audition for a part in what play in Part 12?

3. What religious holiday of Hinduism is celebrated by splashing people with bright colored water?

4. Who sends Lata a letter in Part 7?

5. In Part 14, who objects to the fact that because Urdu is not taught in schools, Muslims and many Hindus are left not understanding the news of the country?

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