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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 8:30.

2. 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.

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

4. Where is Mohan taken when he is injured after an argument with his sons in Part One?
(a) St. Paul Hospital.
(b) Anderson Central Hospital.
(c) St. Mary's Hospital.
(d) St. George Hospital.

5. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?
(a) Govandi.
(b) Mankhurd.
(c) Chembur.
(d) Thane.

6. In Mohan's "Cricket Rules," what is one to do with one's head?
(a) Keep it tilted right.
(b) Keep it absolutely still.
(c) Keep it down.
(d) Keep it tilted left.

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

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

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

10. What animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A dove.
(d) A giraffe.

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

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

13. 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) Mangalore.
(b) Pune.
(c) Chennai.
(d) Kolkata.

14. What has J.A. given to the spotty-necked girl that she shows to Manju and Radha before school in Part One?
(a) A flower.
(b) A book.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A love poem.

15. 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) 10:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 11:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tommy Sir tells Pramod in Part One of Manju, "Pramod, the idea that the boy has to be either real or a fake is" what?

2. How much of Mohar's sons' future earnings to become the legal property of Shri Mehta, according to the contract that Mohan has signed in Part One?

3. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?

4. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?

5. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?

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