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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 refers to a small, two-wheeled, cart-like passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person?

2. To whom is Arun Mehra married?

3. In what decade was the Bihar Zamindari Act instilled?

4. What dance is described which Mrs. Rupa Mehra does not understand in Part 7?

5. What religion is Mrs. Rupa Mehra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Maan Kapoor traveling in Part 8? Who is with him?

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

3. What events take place in the principle romances in Part 13? What does Kakoli think of Lata's play?

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

5. What political conflicts do Firoz and Maan discuss in Part 15? What conclusion do they reach?

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

7. What causes an argument within the Mehra household in the beginning of Part 7.23?

8. Describe the intersection of Lata's suitors in Part 12. What brings them together?

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

10. What relatives of Mrs. Rupa Mehra does she visit with Lata in Part 9? How are they described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Bihar Zamindari Act and its impact on the people of India. How does this legislation affect each of the characters in A Suitable Boy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Haresh's infatuation with a Sikh woman and how this reflects both Maan's relationship with Saeeda Bai and Lata's relationship with Kabir. How are each similar and how do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Hindu festival of Holi. Who entertains during this festival in the novel? What are the actions of the celebrants?

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