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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Firoz falling in love with in Part 6?
(a) Savita Mehra.
(b) Nawab Sahib.
(c) Lata Mehra.
(d) Tasneem.

2. Who is standing in for a student who is out ill in the music lessons in Part 6?
(a) Begum Abida Khan.
(b) Ustad Majeed Khan.
(c) Mortu Chand.
(d) L. N. Agarwal.

3. In what decade was the Bihar Zamindari Act instilled?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1970s.

4. What religious holiday of Hinduism is celebrated by splashing people with bright colored water?
(a) Alum.
(b) Bhang.
(c) Holi.
(d) Hindi.

5. With whom does Lata accidentally meet after her exam in Part 3?
(a) Malati.
(b) Kabir.
(c) Amir.
(d) Maan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is known as the legislated separation of India and Pakistan supposedly to keep the Hindus in India and place the Muslims in Pakistan?

2. Whose son in the novel is a mathematical savant?

3. Who introduces Haresh to the shoemaker Jagat Ram in Part 4?

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

5. What begins to break out in the city in Part 5?

(see the answer key)

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