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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 business does Maan's assistant run for him while he is out of town in Part 8?
(a) Shoe business.
(b) Architecture firm.
(c) Fish shop.
(d) Cloth business.

2. What begins to break out in the city in Part 5?
(a) Fires.
(b) Riots.
(c) Disease.
(d) Starvation.

3. Pran sets up a joke in Part 3 for what holiday?
(a) Holi.
(b) Thiruvalluvar Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) April Fool's Day.

4. What friend does Mrs. Rupa Mehra enlist to help her find a husband for Lata in Part 9?
(a) Mr. Sahgal.
(b) Haresh Khanna.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Kalpana Gaur.

5. How many daughters does Rasheed have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Lata accidentally meet after her exam in Part 3?

2. Who is Firoz falling in love with in Part 6?

3. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra take Lata in the end of Part 3?

4. The second boy suggested by Mrs. Rupa Mehra's friend in Part 9 is dismissed because he is too what?

5. Who is the son of the wealthy Nawab Sahib of Baitar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is a dinner party held in Part 7? What does the conversation center on?

2. How does the friendship between Maan and Rasheed develop? What is Maan's reason for learning Urdu?

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

4. What conflicts arise in Part 11?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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