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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tasneem's actual mother?
(a) Saeeda Bai.
(b) Savita Mehra.
(c) Lata Mehra.
(d) Mrs. Rupa Mehra.

2. What game, played by Meenakshi, is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Gin Rummy.
(c) Canasta.
(d) Majhong.

3. Who had been a classmate of Kalpana Gaur's at St. Stephen's?
(a) Kalpana Gaur.
(b) Mr. Sahgal.
(c) Maan Kapoor.
(d) Haresh Khanna.

4. What refers to a title for a Muslim religious leader or chief?
(a) Sari.
(b) Holi.
(c) Shah.
(d) Imam.

5. In Part 3, Lata suffers from a complete mental block while taking what exam?
(a) Math.
(b) Urdu.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose drive to lead the armies of Shiva in opposition to the Muslims arises in conversation in Part 4?

2. In Part 4, Haresh is on business to buy materials for what company?

3. Who learns how his father refused to help an old man who eventually died from want in Part 8?

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

5. What term refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of occupation, endogamy, culture, social class, and political power?

(see the answer key)

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