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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Javed when he loses his virginity?

2. What is the name of the gang that Manju accuses Javed of being in?

3. What is Manju's statistic of strike rate (per 100 balls) three months before Selection Day?

4. What does Mehta force Manju to drink after his brother has fled on Selection Day?

5. In an interview with Manju after he has returned from England he is asked, "What is the food like?" What is Manju's response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the concept of corruption presented in Selection Day?

2. What does Manju dream about after Anand Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?

3. What does Radha discover in the cybercafe when he first visits?

4. Why does Anand Mehta come to the Kumar home after Manju has returned from England? What does he do there?

5. What do Javed and Manju do when they go to the mall bathroom in Part One?

6. What does Radha do when Manju comes to confront him about the rumors he's been spreading in Part One?

7. What is the sacred glove that Radha wears on Selection Day? What becomes of it?

8. Who is Lata? What role does she play in the novel?

9. What advice does Javed give to Manju regarding his scholarship to England?

10. What analogy does Mohan make in describing the elephant and the magician?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of sibling rivalry in Selection Day. How does the author develop this theme through character and setting? How is the theme developed through symbolism? What imagery supports this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Where does the Kumar family move from Dahisar? How is this setting described? How are the old home and new home compared and contrasted in the narrative? How do they afford the move?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the flat where Javed lives and where Manju comes to stay with him for a period of time. How are the furnishings of the flat described? Where is it located? What symbolism can be seen in this setting?

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