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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Lata accidentally meet after her exam in Part 3?
(a) Maan.
(b) Kabir.
(c) Malati.
(d) Amir.

2. Arun's wife supposedly had what melted into earrings in Part 7?
(a) A ring.
(b) A watch.
(c) A gold medal.
(d) A bracelet.

3. With whom does Lata confide in about her affair with Kabir in Part 3?
(a) Savita.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Arun.
(d) Her father.

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

5. What sport does Kabir Durrani excel in?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Rugby.

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

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

8. Whose father in the music class championed the Bihar Zamindari Act in Part 6?
(a) Begum Abida Khan's.
(b) Veena's.
(c) Maan's.
(d) Mortu Chand's.

9. What time is it when Lata's party almost hits a child in the streets going home from the club in Part 7?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

10. Who comes in from her assignation all smiles in Part 7.23?
(a) Kakoli.
(b) Lata.
(c) Milaki.
(d) Meenakshi.

11. What religious holiday of Hinduism is celebrated by splashing people with bright colored water?
(a) Alum.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Bhang.
(d) Holi.

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

13. What term refers to a king or prince in India?
(a) Sari.
(b) Raja.
(c) Holi.
(d) Imam.

14. Mrs. Rupa Mehra realizes in Part 9 that boys from exceptionally wealthy families would not be suitable for Lata because they would require what?
(a) A large family.
(b) An expensive ring.
(c) An expensive wedding.
(d) A heavy dowry.

15. Who is found with questionable friends at the racetrack betting on the horses in Part 7?
(a) Varun.
(b) Pran.
(c) Maan.
(d) Arun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business is Haresh Khanna involved in?

2. Who sends Lata a letter in Part 7?

3. Where had Lata Mehra been studying English in Part 1?

4. In Part 5, what will the Temple to Shiva have as its centerpiece?

5. What game, played by Meenakshi, is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum?

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