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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?
(a) Govandi.
(b) Thane.
(c) Chembur.
(d) Mankhurd.

2. 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) Chennai.
(b) Pune.
(c) Mangalore.
(d) Kolkata.

3. Whom does Srinivas describe discovering as a cricket player for India when he meets the cricketers practicing with Manju in Part One?
(a) Bal Thackeray.
(b) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(c) Ravi Shastri.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

4. What is the "lord's golden spear" referred to as at the Subramanya temple?
(a) The alur.
(b) The alm.
(c) The vel.
(d) The sik.

5. When does Part One of the novel open?
(a) Two years before Selection Day.
(b) Three months before Selection Day.
(c) Three years before Selection Day.
(d) Three weeks before Selection Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the manager of Deepa Bar?

2. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?

3. At what unhygienic nearby food cart do Manju and Radha go with the spotty-necked girl before school in Part One?

4. What is the name of the building where Mohan moves with his sons after leaving the slum?

5. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?

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