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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 time is it when Lata's party almost hits a child in the streets going home from the club in Part 7?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

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

3. What is the name of the woman with whom Haresh Khanna is enamored in Part 9?
(a) Simran.
(b) Siana.
(c) Elise.
(d) Makali.

4. Who is Mrs. Rupa Mehra's youngest child?
(a) Lata Mehra.
(b) Mahesh Kapoor.
(c) Meenakshi Chatterji.
(d) Savita Mehra.

5. During the dinner party in Part 7, there is a conversation comparing the song of birds and the what of Indian singing?
(a) Intersecting chords.
(b) Awful wailing.
(c) Beautiful chords.
(d) Building tones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lata and Malati run into Kabir in Part 3?

2. Who comes in from her assignation all smiles in Part 7.23?

3. What refers to a title for a Muslim religious leader or chief?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Mahesh Kapoor's political campaign in Part 14? What becomes a central debate in the election?

2. What scenes of poverty is Maan exposed to in Part 8? What effect do they have?

3. Who falls for Saeeda Bai in Part 2? What is the conflict in this?

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

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

6. What comparison is made between Maan and Lata in Part 6? How does this reflect gender roles in India?

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

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

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

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

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