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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60 - 135.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?
(a) The Bal Thackeray International School.
(b) The Ali Weinberg International School.
(c) The London Cricket Association.
(d) The Mumbai Cricket Association.

3. When did Tommy Sir get married?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1982.

4. Who is described as "the face" of cricket in Part One?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Ravi Shastri.
(d) Javed Ansari.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Srinivas describe discovering as a cricket player for India when he meets the cricketers practicing with Manju in Part One?

2. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?

3. How old does Tommy Sir say he was when he began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat in Part One?

4. How many man-made elements is Manju to answer on his pop quiz at school in Part One?

5. 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"?

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