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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Persian word was given as an honorary title to a person who has achieved a mastery over languages, especially in British India?
(a) Raja.
(b) Munshi.
(c) Zarati.
(d) Imam.

2. Where do Lata and her in-laws go for cocktails in the beginning of the evening in Part 7?
(a) The Tandors.
(b) The Finlays.
(c) The Kapoors.
(d) The Mehras.

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

4. During the dinner party in Part 7, there is a conversation comparing the song of birds and the what of Indian singing?
(a) Building tones.
(b) Beautiful chords.
(c) Awful wailing.
(d) Intersecting chords.

5. What refers to a small, two-wheeled, cart-like passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Footbike.
(c) Pedal-cart.
(d) Pedicab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Haresh to the shoemaker Jagat Ram in Part 4?

2. What country borders India on the West?

3. The Chatterji family is notorious for making up what spontaneously on any subject?

4. Where does Maan travel to look after his business and collect debts owed to him in Part 13?

5. Where to Kabir and Lata a river boat trip in Part 3?

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