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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 10, there is a hint of the trend toward modernization in the country when it is observed that the general public is developing a preference toward what?

2. Who informs Mrs. Rupa and Lata of the news of Bhaskar's hospitalization in Part 12?

3. Lata attends a poetry reading by whom in Part 18?

4. Who is the Sub-divisional Officer of the Rudhia district in Part 14?

5. Who does Mrs. Rupa learn in a letter had become engaged in Part 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character Lata Mehra in A Suitable Boy. How old is Lata? What is her relationship with her family like? What conflicts does she face?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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