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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. What refers to a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder?
(a) Obi.
(b) Hindi.
(c) Lauri.
(d) Sari.

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

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

4. Arun's wife supposedly had what melted into earrings in Part 7?
(a) A gold medal.
(b) A ring.
(c) A watch.
(d) A bracelet.

5. Who brazenly recruits a stranger to dance with Lata in Part 7?
(a) Arun.
(b) Meenakshi.
(c) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(d) Pran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is elected to teach Maan a new language in Part 6?

2. Rasheed arranges to have whose small plot of land transferred to his name in Part 8?

3. What term refers to a king or prince in India?

4. What legislative act is Rasheed's father opposed to?

5. Who does Maan Kapoor leave Calcutta with in Part 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the central concern of the Kapoor family in Part 16? What concerns are there of Maan?

2. What does Mrs. Rupa Mehra concern herself with in Part 19? Where is she?

3. What is the central political conflict in Part 10? How does it involve Rasheed?

4. What does Rasheed's family do when they discover his deal with Kachheru?

5. Where does a party take place in Part 4? What opportunity does this give Haresh?

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

7. What comparison is made in Part 3 between Lata and Maan Kapoor? What does this juxtaposition indicate?

8. What happens with Maan and Firoz in Part 17? Who is injured?

9. What political conflicts take place in Parliament in Part 5? What is the central political issue?

10. What family conflict is central in the Chatterji family in Part 7?

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