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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?
(a) Offal.
(b) Kannada.
(c) Bindi.
(d) Kattale.
2. In what year did Sunny Gavaskar lose the ability to leave the ball outside the off-stump according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1972.
3. When did Tommy Sir get married?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1991.
4. By what term does Tommy Sir describe Mohan as being when he talks to Srinivas at the cricket game in Part One?
(a) A manipulator.
(b) A control freak.
(c) A lazy father.
(d) A cheat.
5. What does Radha tell Manju he is going to buy him as soon as they have money in Part One?
(a) A glove.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A bat.
(d) A jacket.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?
2. At what temple does Mohan deliver money after he has received the first installment of the scholarship fund in Part One?
3. What is Manju's favorite television show?
4. Whom does Manju and Radha's father say has given a secret blessing to his family in Part One?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Pramod Sawant, and why is he speaking with Tommy Sir in the opening of Part One?
2. How is Sofia's character described in the novel?
3. What ambitions does Manju relate to Javed when they first become friends?
4. What narrative style does the author employ in Selection Day?
5. What is the significance of the show "CSI Las Vegas" in the novel?
6. What causes the growing rift between Radha and Manju in the second section of Part One?
7. What happens when Manju is sent to the principals office after vandalizing Javed's sports equipment?
8. What is noted about Manju's thumb when he plays the game before the Mumbai cricket recruiter in Part One? Why is this significant?
9. What tone and mood are established in the opening of the novel?
10. Who is Javed Ansari? How is his character introduced?
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