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

3. Who is the father of Firoz Khan?
(a) Nawab Sahib.
(b) Arun Khan.
(c) Rasheed.
(d) Mr. Mahesh Kapoor.

4. Who had been a classmate of Kalpana Gaur's at St. Stephen's?
(a) Mr. Sahgal.
(b) Haresh Khanna.
(c) Kalpana Gaur.
(d) Maan Kapoor.

5. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra take Lata in the end of Part 3?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bhaskar.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bombay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pran take the women to make up for his gag in Part 3?

2. What dance is described which Mrs. Rupa Mehra does not understand in Part 7?

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

4. Kakoli has developed an attachment to a German boy named what in Part 7?

5. Where do Lata and Kabir begin meeting in Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Chatterji family known for? Who are the Chatterji children?

2. Who does Mrs. Rupa Mehra visit in Part 9? Why?

3. What book does the Raja of Marh tear a page from in Part 2? Why?

4. How does Vikram Seth conclude A Suitable Boy? Who does not attend the wedding?

5. What event brings the characters together in the beginning of Part 1? How many families does the novel center on?

6. How are the political conflicts in Part 5 important to the plot of A Suitable Boy? What differences between Muslims and Hindus does the author indicate here?

7. What brings Lata and Kabir together in Part 12? How does Malati relate to their relationship?

8. How are Muslim/Hindu relations depicted in Maan's travels in Part 8?

9. What conflict does the Deputy Superintendent face in Part 5? How does he overcome the obstacle?

10. Who are Lata's choices for a husband? Who does she choose?

(see the answer keys)

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