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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the player who got Radha out of the game on Selection Day?
(a) Deennawaz Shah.
(b) Jignesh Seth.
(c) Eknath Solkar.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

2. How many missed calls are on Manju's cell phone when he hands it over to Javed a week after Selection Day?
(a) 19.
(b) 2.
(c) 23.
(d) 16.

3. To whose house is Radha fleeing in his home village after the attack on Selection Day?
(a) Uncle Revanna's house.
(b) Uncle Ravi's house.
(c) Uncle Jignesh's house.
(d) Uncle Ramnath's house.

4. What god of death does Mohan call out to after his sons have disappeared?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Vishnu.
(c) Brahma.
(d) Yama.

5. Where does Tommy Sir's daughter work?
(a) A hair salon.
(b) A florist.
(c) A bank.
(d) A chemistry lab.

6. What does Javed encourage Manju to do about Mehta after his late-night visit?
(a) Blackmail him.
(b) Obey him.
(c) Ask him for more money.
(d) Go to the police.

7. What novel by George Orwell does Javed encourage Manju to read?
(a) Coming Up for Air.
(b) The Clergyman's Daughter.
(c) Animal Farm.
(d) 1984.

8. Who is described as the "world's greatest batsman" from Bowral, New South Wales?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Anand Mehta.
(c) Eknath Solkar.
(d) Sir Donald Bradman.

9. The old palmist offers to solve five of Radha's problems for how many rupees after the game on Selection Day?
(a) 150.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

10. What does Sofia say Radha has been saying about his brother on the day before Selection Day?
(a) That Manju is gay.
(b) That he broke his arm.
(c) That he is a poor cricket player.
(d) That he is quitting cricket.

11. What animal does Manju maim with his shoe when he argues with Radha on the day before Selection Day?
(a) A dove.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A pigeon.

12. What musician, described as "a poet, and a Parsi, and a gay" does Javed imitate in the novel?
(a) George Harrison.
(b) Cat Stevens.
(c) Ravi Shastri.
(d) Freddie Mercury.

13. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2001.

14. Whose glove does Radha rip up on Selection Day?
(a) Sachin Tendukar's glove.
(b) Ravi Shastri's glove.
(c) Eknath Solkar's glove.
(d) Jignesh Seth's glove.

15. Who is on the news after surpassing Manju's batting record?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) T.E. Sarfraz Khan.
(c) Jignesh Seth.
(d) B.B. Balasubramaniam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sofia tell Manju that his father tried to kill her?

2. What ultimatum does Javed give to Manju when he offers him a place to stay after Selection Day?

3. What is the festival of the Mother Goddess referred to as in the narrative?

4. Where is Ramnath's daughter accepted into college in America?

5. What is the name of Javed's brother who was five years older than him?

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