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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) An expensive wedding.
(b) A heavy dowry.
(c) An expensive ring.
(d) A large family.

2. Who learns how his father refused to help an old man who eventually died from want in Part 8?
(a) Maan.
(b) Rasheed.
(c) Vikar.
(d) Arun.

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

4. Who sends Lata a letter in Part 7?
(a) Kabir.
(b) Haresh.
(c) Milaki.
(d) Amit.

5. In Part 9, Haresh has problems at CLFC and sets out to find a job where?
(a) Mr. Sahgal.
(b) James Hawley.
(c) Simran.
(d) Kalpana Gaur.

6. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra go to see her friend and work out a suitor for Lata in Part 9?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Narmada.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Delhi.

7. What country borders India on the West?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Iran.
(c) Bangladesh.
(d) Pakistan.

8. Where does Pran take the women to make up for his gag in Part 3?
(a) A museum.
(b) The park.
(c) The movies.
(d) The Taj Mahal.

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

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

11. Lata accompanies Meenakshi and who on a shopping trip in Part 7?
(a) Haresh.
(b) Arun.
(c) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(d) Maan Kapoor.

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

13. What city in Saudi Arabia is regarded as the holiest meeting site in Islam?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Holi.
(c) Imam.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. What religion is Kabir Durrani?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Christian.

15. The sibling rivalry between Varun and who comes to a head prior to a dinner party in Part 7?
(a) Maan.
(b) Arun.
(c) Haresh.
(d) Amit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose father in the music class championed the Bihar Zamindari Act in Part 6?

2. What family hosts a large dinner party in Part 7?

3. With what man do the women in Part 3 face an awkward encounter while out with Pran?

4. What refers to a title for a Muslim religious leader or chief?

5. What refers to a small, two-wheeled, cart-like passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person?

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