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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Indian term refers to a collector of farm revenue, who paid a fixed sum on the district assigned to him?
(a) Imam.
(b) Holi.
(c) Zamindar.
(d) Raja.

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

3. What family hosts a large dinner party in Part 7?
(a) The Mehras.
(b) The Chatterjis.
(c) The Kapoors.
(d) The Tandons.

4. What dance is described which Mrs. Rupa Mehra does not understand in Part 7?
(a) Tango.
(b) Polka.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Rhumba.

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

6. Who is a frequent guest in the house of Saeeda Bai and pays for her sexual services?
(a) Raja of Marh.
(b) Arun Kapoor.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Amit Chatterji.

7. Who is standing in for a student who is out ill in the music lessons in Part 6?
(a) Begum Abida Khan.
(b) Ustad Majeed Khan.
(c) L. N. Agarwal.
(d) Mortu Chand.

8. Who writes to Haresh promoting a match between him and Lata in Part 9?
(a) Kalpana Gaur.
(b) Maan Kapoor.
(c) Mr. Sahgal.
(d) Simran.

9. Who is Pran Kapoor's father?
(a) Meenakshi Chatterji.
(b) Mahesh Kapoor.
(c) Firoz Khan.
(d) Arun Kapoor.

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

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

12. 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.

13. The second boy suggested by Mrs. Rupa Mehra's friend in Part 9 is dismissed because he is too what?
(a) Young.
(b) Dark.
(c) Tall.
(d) Old.

14. 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) 3 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

15. Maan discovers that who is not Muslim in Part 8?
(a) Rasheed's mother.
(b) Rasheed's father.
(c) Maan's father.
(d) Maan's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the eldest son of the Chatterji family?

2. Who comes in from her assignation all smiles in Part 7.23?

3. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra go to see her friend and work out a suitor for Lata in Part 9?

4. Who does Pran tell his family Lata has eloped with in Part 3?

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

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