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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Raja of Marh rip a page out of a book containing in Part 2?
(a) Hindi poetry.
(b) Hindu prayers.
(c) Urdu poetry.
(d) Muslim prayers.

2. Who is determined to erect a Temple to Shiva just west of the Alamgiri Mosque in Part 5?
(a) L. N. Agarwal.
(b) Haresh Khanna.
(c) Kedarnath Tandon.
(d) The Raja of Marh.

3. 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?
(a) Rajkumar Kapoor.
(b) Begum Abida Khan.
(c) Jha Tandor.
(d) Meenakshi Khan.

4. Part 6 opens with music lessons from what famed Muslim musician?
(a) Begum Abida Khan.
(b) L. N. Agarwal.
(c) Ustad Majeed Khan.
(d) Mortu Chand.

5. Mahesh Kapoor challenges who for evicting tenants from their lands in Part 14?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Jha.
(c) Rajkumar.
(d) Maan.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many of the guests at the cocktail party in Part 7 are Indian?

2. What refers to a foul smelling place where leather is cured before going to leather craft establishments?

3. Who is the eldest son of the Chatterji family?

4. Who is a frequent guest in the house of Saeeda Bai and pays for her sexual services?

5. What servant of Saeeda Bai's does Maan embrace in Part 12?

(see the answer key)

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