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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Manju's favorite television show?
(a) "Jeopardy."
(b) "Young Lions."
(c) "Wheel of Fortune."
(d) "CSI Las Vegas."

2. In an article that Tommy Sir published three years ago in the Mumbai Sun, he wrote that "cricket is the triumph of civilization over" what?
(a) "Instinct."
(b) "Commerce."
(c) "Poverty."
(d) "Culture."

3. 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) 8:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 10:00.
(d) 9:00.

4. What does Radha begin chanting at his brother during the meeting at the MIG headquarters in Part One?
(a) "Kattale."
(b) "Mangalore."
(c) "Spotty neck."
(d) "Young Lion."

5. Who is described in Part One as the "father of modern education in the suburb of Bandra"?
(a) Anand Mehta.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Karim Ali.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

6. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?
(a) 1 year older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 4 years older.
(d) 2 years older.

7. The narrator says in Part One that "There is a Chutney Mafia in this city, run by men called" what?
(a) "Shetty."
(b) "Tommy Sir."
(c) "Spotty neck."
(d) "Sawant."

8. 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) S.
(c) I.
(d) R.

9. Where does Pramod describe the younger Kumar batting today in a cricket game when talking to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) The Mafia Bar.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) The Oval Maidan.
(d) The Ali Weinberg International School.

10. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His left thumb.
(c) His left ankle.
(d) His shoulder.

11. For how much money is the interest-free loan that Mehta gives Mohan to relocate his family?
(a) 50,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 60,000 rupees.
(d) 40,000 rupees.

12. 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) Chutney and rice.
(b) Wood and coal.
(c) Gold and real estate.
(d) Textbooks and publication.

13. What does Radha order at the fast-food shack when he goes with Manju and the spotty-necked girl in Part One?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Curry rice.
(c) Cheese dosa.
(d) Lamb gyros.

14. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) Because Tommy Sir wants to adopt the boys.
(b) Because Tommy Sir will speak to him afterwards.
(c) Because Tommy Sir is agorophobic.
(d) Because Tommy Sir hates fathers.

15. 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 Dahisar River.
(c) The Ganges River.
(d) The Indus River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?

2. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?

3. What has J.A. given to the spotty-necked girl that she shows to Manju and Radha before school in Part One?

4. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?

5. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?

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