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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. Who is standing in for a student who is out ill in the music lessons in Part 6?
2. What refers to a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder?
3. What has long been considered the holiest of all rivers by Hindus?
4. Maan discovers that who is not Muslim in Part 8?
5. Where does Mrs. Rupa Mehra take Lata in the end of Part 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Mrs. Rupa Mehra meet for the first time in Part 9?
2. What objective of Mrs. Rupa Mehra is established in Part 1 regarding her daughter? How does this establish a central conflict?
3. How does Vikram Seth establish the conflicts between Muslims and Hindus symbolically in Part 2?
4. What comparison is made between Maan and Lata in Part 6? How does this reflect gender roles in India?
5. Who are Lata's choices for a husband? Who does she choose?
6. How does Vikram Seth reveal his point of view through the writer Amit in Part 18?
7. What news does Mrs. Rupa Mehra learn from a letter in Part 15? What prevents her leaving?
8. How does Lata's affair with Kabir begin? Who does Lata confide in within her family?
9. Who falls for Saeeda Bai in Part 2? What is the conflict in this?
10. How does Vikram Seth conclude A Suitable Boy? Who does not attend the wedding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the conflicts that Amit Chatterji faces in Part 7 with his family. What is Amit's objective with his writing? How is his father's proposition in conflict with that?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Hindu festival of Holi. Who entertains during this festival in the novel? What are the actions of the celebrants?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the relationship between Saeeda Bai and Maan Kapoor. How does Saeeda Bai feel about Maan? What limitations does she face in her relationships? How does Maan Kapoor's family react to the situation? What does Maan's mother tell him?
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