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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives birth to a daughter in Part 13?
(a) Lata.
(b) Savita.
(c) Kakoli.
(d) Meenakshi.

2. In what year did India gain independence from Great Britain?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1947.

3. Who is discovered to have also been frequenting the house of Saeeda Bai in Part 11?
(a) Firoz.
(b) Haresh.
(c) Arun.
(d) Maan.

4. Who gives Varun courage as he goes to the interview for a government job in Part 19?
(a) Lata Mehra.
(b) Kalpana Gaur.
(c) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(d) Tapan.

5. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra go on a shopping spree in Part 19 to prepare for the wedding?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Naromi.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

6. Who is imprisoned after a bloody incident at Saeeda Bai's house in Part 17?
(a) Arun.
(b) Haresh.
(c) Pran.
(d) Maan.

7. Who has decided to join a bank in Part 16?
(a) Tapan.
(b) Dipankar.
(c) Haresh.
(d) Amit.

8. Who brings the news that Nehru has resigned from the Congress Working Committee in Part 14?
(a) Rajkumar.
(b) Jha.
(c) Kabir.
(d) Joshi.

9. Who informs Mrs. Rupa and Lata of the news of Bhaskar's hospitalization in Part 12?
(a) Arun Chatterji.
(b) The Raja of Marh.
(c) Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor and Veena.
(d) Dipankar.

10. In Part 10, there is a hint of the trend toward modernization in the country when it is observed that the general public is developing a preference toward what?
(a) Books.
(b) Drama.
(c) Films.
(d) Opera.

11. Who is the Sub-divisional Officer of the Rudhia district in Part 14?
(a) Rajkumar.
(b) Rasheed.
(c) Sandeep.
(d) Maan.

12. Lata and Kabir have an emotional confrontation about who in Part 18?
(a) Tapan.
(b) Amit.
(c) Haresh.
(d) Maan.

13. Who has resigned as Minister of Revenue in Part 13?
(a) Mahesh Kapoor.
(b) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(c) Rajkumar.
(d) Dipankar.

14. Mahesh Kapoor challenges who for evicting tenants from their lands in Part 14?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Jha.
(c) Maan.
(d) Rajkumar.

15. Who admits that he is enamored with Pushpa, a young woman in the service of Sanaki Baba, in Part 11?
(a) Arun Chatterji.
(b) The Raja of Marh.
(c) Dipankar.
(d) Sanaki Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Persian word was given as an honorary title to a person who has achieved a mastery over languages, especially in British India?

2. Who is performing in the play with Lata in Part 15?

3. Who is the thirteen-year-old brother of Dipankar?

4. Who becomes not just a dummy candidate to aid the cause of Mahesh Kapoor but rather a formidable opponent as they await the election results in Part 17?

5. Who does Kabir ask to intercede for him with Lata in Part 16?

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