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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname is Manju and Radha's father called?
(a) "Cricket-King."
(b) "Young Lion."
(c) "Churtney Raja."
(d) "Subramanya."

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

3. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. How many rupees each month is Mehta obligated to give the Kumars, according to the contract Mohan signs in Part One?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

5. What is the name of the building where Mohan moves with his sons after leaving the slum?
(a) The Tattvamasi Building.
(b) The Thackeray Building.
(c) The Sawant Building.
(d) The Talao Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what term does Tommy Sir describe Mohan as being when he talks to Srinivas at the cricket game in Part One?

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

3. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?

4. What river is described in Part One as "a rock-filled sewer, lit up by egrets and the flutter of a paddy-bird returning to its nest of twigs"?

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

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