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

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

3. Who learns how his father refused to help an old man who eventually died from want in Part 8?
(a) Rasheed.
(b) Maan.
(c) Vikar.
(d) Arun.

4. Who is the youngest daughter of the Chatterji family?
(a) Lata.
(b) Milaki.
(c) Arun.
(d) Kakoli.

5. Who is quite concerned over Maan's infatuation with Saeeda Bai in Part 6?
(a) Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor.
(b) Mr. Mahesh Kapoor.
(c) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.
(d) Lata Mehra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as "lank, dark, gangly and asthmatic" in Part 1?

2. What is the largest city within the state of Uttar Pradesh?

3. What refers to a foul smelling place where leather is cured before going to leather craft establishments?

4. During the dinner party in Part 7, a philosophical discussion takes place between "the Grande Dame of Culture" and who about the One-ness of Indian culture?

5. Where do Lata and her in-laws go for cocktails in the beginning of the evening in Part 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Mrs. Rupa Mehra learn from a letter in Part 15? What prevents her leaving?

3. What company is Haresh visiting for in Part 4? Who takes Haresh to show him the tanning pits?

4. How does Vikram Seth establish the conflicts between Muslims and Hindus symbolically in Part 2?

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

6. How are the tanning pits described in Part 4? Who does Haresh meet there?

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

8. What are the guests like at the Finlays in Part 7? Who does Arun think would make a good match with Lata there?

9. What political actions does Mahesh Kapoor take in Part 14? Why?

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

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