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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60 - 135.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "lord's golden spear" referred to as at the Subramanya temple?
(a) The alm.
(b) The alur.
(c) The sik.
(d) The vel.

2. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Ital.
(c) Kattale.
(d) Kannada.

3. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sofia.
(d) Marie.

4. Who is the 15-year-old student of the Ali Weinberg School in Bandra that Mohan and his sons watch on television at their new home in Part One?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Javed Ansari.
(c) Bal Thackeray.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

5. When did Tommy Sir get married?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?

2. By what term does Tommy Sir describe Mohan as being when he talks to Srinivas at the cricket game in Part One?

3. What animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?

4. What river is described in Part One as "a rock-filled sewer, lit up by egrets and the flutter of a paddy-bird returning to its nest of twigs"?

5. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?

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