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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 136 - 194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?
(a) Copper.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Metal.

2. At what school does Manju train in cricket while in England?
(a) The Dhobi Talao International School.
(b) The J.F. Browns International School.
(c) The Eknath Solkar International School.
(d) The Ali Weinberg International School.

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

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

5. To what college is Manju accepted?
(a) L S Raheja School of Architecture.
(b) Elphinstone College.
(c) St. Xavier's College.
(d) Ruia College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mohan decides to slap Radha a few times after his batting average falls below what, in Part One?

2. The narrator says in Part One, "One morning, over 100 million years ago, India left Eden and went looking for" what?

3. When does Part One of the novel open?

4. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?

5. 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?

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