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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?
(a) 497 runs.
(b) 412 runs.
(c) 362 runs.
(d) 512 runs.

2. When a woman asks Manju for directions to his home after Radha has broken the batting record, he tells her that his father is a businessman in what industries in Part One?
(a) Textbooks and publication.
(b) Wood and coal.
(c) Chutney and rice.
(d) Gold and real estate.

3. How many man-made elements is Manju to answer on his pop quiz at school in Part One?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?
(a) Eknath Solkar.
(b) Patricia D'Mello.
(c) Anand Mehta.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

5. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?
(a) "The poor."
(b) "The uneducated."
(c) "The educated."
(d) "The rich."

6. What letter is sequined on the handbag of the spotty-necked girl when she goes out to eat with Manju and Radha?
(a) H.
(b) I.
(c) S.
(d) R.

7. What is said to be Tommy Sir's favorite deodorant?
(a) Patchouli.
(b) Axe Deodorant for Men.
(c) White Musk.
(d) Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder.

8. 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?
(a) Kolkata.
(b) Chennai.
(c) Pune.
(d) Mangalore.

9. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?
(a) "The wrists."
(b) "Placement."
(c) "Timing."
(d) "Superstition."

10. At what unhygienic nearby food cart do Manju and Radha go with the spotty-necked girl before school in Part One?
(a) Anand's Fast Food Hut.
(b) Thambi's Fast Food Hut.
(c) Dhobi's Fast Food Hut.
(d) Alur's Fast Food Hut.

11. 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 Ganges River.
(b) The Godavari River.
(c) The Indus River.
(d) The Dahisar River.

12. How much money was Mohan forced to pay for a security deposit on his new home after leaving the slum?
(a) 10,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 20,000 rupees.
(d) 40,000 rupees.

13. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Arthur Miller.
(c) George Bernard Shaw.
(d) William Shakespeare.

14. When Manju, Radha, and their father reach the MIG Cricket Club in Part One, they are told that Tommy Sir does not arrive before what time?
(a) 11:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 10:00.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Manju's favorite television show?

2. Whom does Srinivas describe discovering as a cricket player for India when he meets the cricketers practicing with Manju in Part One?

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

4. How many rupees each month is Mehta obligated to give the Kumars, according to the contract Mohan signs in Part One?

5. Whom does Mohan make a call to regarding the status of a piece of ancestral land in his village in Part One?

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