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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes infatuated with Saeeda Bai at the holy festivals in Part 2?
(a) Arun Kapoor.
(b) Raja of Marh.
(c) Amit Shashank.
(d) Maan Kapoor.

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

3. What refers to a foul smelling place where leather is cured before going to leather craft establishments?
(a) The Cotton Pits.
(b) The Tanning Pits.
(c) The Leather Pits.
(d) The Lacing Pits.

4. Who wants to have a picnic after leaving the dance club in Part 7?
(a) Lata.
(b) Meenakshi.
(c) Arun.
(d) Pran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the police force in Part 5 is made up of what?

2. What business is Haresh Khanna involved in?

3. What country borders India on the West?

4. Who is the best friend of Maan Kapoor in spite of their families' religious differences?

5. Part 6 opens with music lessons from what famed Muslim musician?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Part 11 take place? What legislature is being discussed?

2. How does Vikram Seth reflect the inequality of men and women in Part 7?

3. How does Vikram Seth reveal his point of view through the writer Amit in Part 18?

4. What is Mrs. Rupa Mehra's opinion of Haresh in Part 9? What does Lata think of Haresh?

5. Where is Maan Kapoor traveling in Part 8? Who is with him?

6. Describe the intersection of Lata's suitors in Part 12. What brings them together?

7. What prank does Pran play on the women in his family in Part 3? What is the result?

8. What is the central conflict in Part 5? How is the Raja of Marh involved?

9. What conflicts come to the forefront in Part 13? How does Seth use symbolism in this chapter?

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

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