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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What legislative act is Rasheed's father opposed to?
(a) Indari Bill.
(b) Hindi Bill.
(c) Zamindari Bill.
(d) Matarashi Bill.

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

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?
(a) The Wall.
(b) The Enclosure.
(c) The Partitian.
(d) The Divide.

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

7. To whom is Arun Mehra married?
(a) Savita Mehra.
(b) Lata Mehra.
(c) Mahesh Kapoor.
(d) Meenakshi Chatterji.

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

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

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

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

12. By whom is the Home Minister attacked in Parliament in Part 5?
(a) Begum Abida Khan.
(b) L. N. Agarwal.
(c) Mortu Chand.
(d) Ustad Majeed Khan.

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

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

15. Whose drive to lead the armies of Shiva in opposition to the Muslims arises in conversation in Part 4?
(a) Mrs. Rupa Mehra's.
(b) The Raja of Marh's.
(c) Maan Kapoor's.
(d) Amit Chatterji's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 9, Haresh has problems at CLFC and sets out to find a job where?

2. What difficult musical instrument to play is one of the instruments used as an accompaniment for Saeeda Bai's singing?

3. How many children does Mahesh Kapoor have?

4. Arun's wife supposedly had what melted into earrings in Part 7?

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

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