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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Tommy Sir say he was when he began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat in Part One?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

2. What Biblical verse is cited in the opening of the novel with the line: "My heritage is ... like a lion in the forest; it criest out against me"?
(a) John 15:13.
(b) Proverbs 17:17.
(c) Psalm 27:4.
(d) Jeremiah 12:8.

3. 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"?
(a) The Godavari River.
(b) The Indus River.
(c) The Dahisar River.
(d) The Ganges River.

4. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

5. At what time would Radha's father take him out every day for cricket practice when he was four years old, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 5:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname is Manju and Radha's father called?

2. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?

3. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?

4. When Radha and Manju take a yearly visit to their home village from Mumbai, where do they get off the train, according to the narrator in Part One?

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

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