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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What friend does Mrs. Rupa Mehra enlist to help her find a husband for Lata in Part 9?
(a) Mr. Sahgal.
(b) Maan Kapoor.
(c) Haresh Khanna.
(d) Kalpana Gaur.

2. Who becomes the attack point in the legislative inquiry over the police handling of the riot in Part 5?
(a) L. N. Agarwal.
(b) Ustad Majeed Khan.
(c) Begum Abida Khan.
(d) Mortu Chand.

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

4. Maan Kapoor is the son of what official in India?
(a) Minister of Finance.
(b) Minister of Justice.
(c) Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(d) Minister of Security.

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

6. What business is Haresh Khanna involved in?
(a) Leather tanning.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Shoe manufacturing.
(d) Clothing and textiles.

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

8. What term refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of occupation, endogamy, culture, social class, and political power?
(a) Caste.
(b) Nobility.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Class.

9. 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 Enclosure.
(b) The Divide.
(c) The Partitian.
(d) The Wall.

10. Who is described as "lank, dark, gangly and asthmatic" in Part 1?
(a) Arun Kapoor.
(b) Pran Kapoor.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Firoz Khan.

11. Who is the son of the wealthy Nawab Sahib of Baitar?
(a) Raja of Marh.
(b) Maan Kapoor.
(c) Saeeda Bai.
(d) Firoz Khan.

12. Where had Lata Mehra been studying English in Part 1?
(a) Calcutta University.
(b) Brahmpur University.
(c) Delhi University.
(d) Imam University.

13. Who introduces Haresh to the shoemaker Jagat Ram in Part 4?
(a) Haresh Khanna.
(b) Kedarnath Tandon.
(c) The Raja of Marh.
(d) L. N. Agarwal.

14. Who are recognized by their distinctly wrapped turbans, uncut hair, and steel bracelet (kara) in India?
(a) Sari.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Sikhs.
(d) Dervishes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kedarnath Tandon's occupation?

2. Who drops by hoping to engage Varun in conversation about his interpretation of the Hindu religion in Part 7?

3. Part 6 opens with music lessons from what famed Muslim musician?

4. Maan Kapoor leaves Calcutta for a long trip to where in Part 8?

5. Who stands to lose substantial holdings under the Bihar Zamindari Act?

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