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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?
(a) 497 runs.
(b) 362 runs.
(c) 512 runs.
(d) 412 runs.

2. What has J.A. given to the spotty-necked girl that she shows to Manju and Radha before school in Part One?
(a) A love poem.
(b) A book.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A flower.

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

4. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?
(a) "Placement."
(b) "Timing."
(c) "Superstition."
(d) "The wrists."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

3. 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?

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. When Manju, Radha, and their father reach the MIG Cricket Club in Part One, they are told that Tommy Sir does not arrive before what time?

(see the answer key)

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