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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Rupa Mehra's youngest child?
(a) Lata Mehra.
(b) Meenakshi Chatterji.
(c) Mahesh Kapoor.
(d) Savita Mehra.

2. Rasheed translates Maan's letters to Saeeda Bai into what language?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Urdu.
(d) Bengali.

3. Who had been a classmate of Kalpana Gaur's at St. Stephen's?
(a) Haresh Khanna.
(b) Mr. Sahgal.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Kalpana Gaur.

4. Whose son in the novel is a mathematical savant?
(a) Maan Kapoor's.
(b) Kedarnath Tandon's.
(c) Haresh Khanna's.
(d) Amit Shashank's.

5. In Part 11, there is a lengthy pilgrimage to see what important guru?
(a) The Raja of Marh.
(b) Arun Chatterji.
(c) Sanaki Baba.
(d) The Raja of Taj.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "lank, dark, gangly and asthmatic" in Part 1?

2. What is the largest city within the state of Uttar Pradesh?

3. Who does Bhaskar visit after leaving the hospital in Part 12?

4. Pran sets up a joke in Part 3 for what holiday?

5. Who is discovered to have also been frequenting the house of Saeeda Bai in Part 11?

(see the answer key)

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