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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What begins to break out in the city in Part 5?
(a) Riots.
(b) Fires.
(c) Disease.
(d) Starvation.

3. Kakoli has developed an attachment to a German boy named what in Part 7?
(a) Georg.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Hans.
(d) Jacques.

4. Rasheed arranges to have whose small plot of land transferred to his name in Part 8?
(a) Sarangi's.
(b) Maan's.
(c) Arun's.
(d) Kachheru's.

5. Who is quite concerned over Maan's infatuation with Saeeda Bai in Part 6?
(a) Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor.
(b) Lata Mehra.
(c) Mr. Mahesh Kapoor.
(d) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.

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

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

8. Who is awakened by a kick from Savita's baby during the night in Part 6?
(a) Amit.
(b) Arun.
(c) Varun.
(d) Pran.

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

10. Who does Pran Kapoor think as a likely prospect for his sister-in-law in the end of Part 4?
(a) Kedarnath Tandon.
(b) Haresh Khanna.
(c) The Raja of Marh.
(d) L. N. Agarwal.

11. What is the name of Lata Mehra's best friend?
(a) Malati.
(b) Maan.
(c) Sabir.
(d) Firoz Khan.

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

13. Who is marrying Pran Kapoor in Part 1?
(a) Meenakshi Chatterji.
(b) Arun Mehra.
(c) Savita Mehra.
(d) Lata Mehra.

14. Who is Firoz falling in love with in Part 6?
(a) Lata Mehra.
(b) Tasneem.
(c) Nawab Sahib.
(d) Savita Mehra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Rupa Mehra's youngest child?

2. What term refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of occupation, endogamy, culture, social class, and political power?

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

4. Who is a frequent guest in the house of Saeeda Bai and pays for her sexual services?

5. What is known as the legislated separation of India and Pakistan supposedly to keep the Hindus in India and place the Muslims in Pakistan?

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