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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 career counselor tell Manju his family has traditionally done for a living?
(a) Traded gold.
(b) Banking.
(c) Sold curry.
(d) Cut diamonds.

2. Who is Mohan's new landlord after they leave the slum for a better neighborhood?
(a) Bal Thackeray.
(b) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

3. What animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A turtle.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A dove.

4. 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) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1992.

5. What does Anand Mehta demand that Manju do when he visits him in the middle of the night after Manju has had a press conference?
(a) Sing for him.
(b) Call his mother.
(c) Speak in a British accent.
(d) Perform in a cricket game.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?

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

4. What happened to Javed's brother who was five years older than him?

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

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