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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?
(a) His left ankle.
(b) His left thumb.
(c) His right leg.
(d) His shoulder.

2. What does Javed encourage Manju to do about Mehta after his late-night visit?
(a) Ask him for more money.
(b) Blackmail him.
(c) Go to the police.
(d) Obey him.

3. In what city of England does Manju train for cricket?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Winchester.
(c) London.
(d) Rochester.

4. 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?
(a) Pune.
(b) Kolkata.
(c) Chennai.
(d) Mangalore.

5. What does Javed take Manju to do at the restrooms at the mall in Part One?
(a) To shave.
(b) To find a prostitute.
(c) To spy on his father.
(d) To talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?

2. What Biblical verse is cited in the opening of the novel with the line: "My heritage is ... like a lion in the forest; it criest out against me"?

3. What animal does Mohan compare Javed to when discussing him with his neighbor in the novel?

4. Where does Tommy Sir's daughter work?

5. What musician, described as "a poet, and a Parsi, and a gay" does Javed imitate in the novel?

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