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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What city in Saudi Arabia is regarded as the holiest meeting site in Islam?
2. Who does Pran Kapoor think as a likely prospect for his sister-in-law in the end of Part 4?
3. Where does Pran take the women to make up for his gag in Part 3?
4. What game, played by Meenakshi, is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum?
5. What legislative act is Rasheed's father opposed to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conflicts come to the forefront in Part 13? How does Seth use symbolism in this chapter?
2. How are the tanning pits described in Part 4? Who does Haresh meet there?
3. What company is Haresh visiting for in Part 4? Who takes Haresh to show him the tanning pits?
4. What festival is taking place in Part 2? Who entertains during the festival?
5. What objective of Mrs. Rupa Mehra is established in Part 1 regarding her daughter? How does this establish a central conflict?
6. What comparison is made in Part 3 between Lata and Maan Kapoor? What does this juxtaposition indicate?
7. What happens with Mahesh Kapoor's political campaign in Part 14? What becomes a central debate in the election?
8. What are the principle conflicts of A Suitable Boy established in Part 1?
9. What prank does Pran play on the women in his family in Part 3? What is the result?
10. What events take place in the principle romances in Part 13? What does Kakoli think of Lata's play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the tanning pits from Part 4. Who takes Haresh there? Why? How are they described?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of A Suitable Boy. In what year does the novel take place and where? How does the setting relate to the events in the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the similarities and differences between the Mehra household and the Chatterji household as depicted in Part 7. What differences exist within the parental figures? How are the children similar? How do they differ?
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