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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) 412 runs.
(b) 512 runs.
(c) 497 runs.
(d) 362 runs.

2. 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?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 21.
(d) 32.

3. How long ago does the narrator say Manju and Radha's father brought them to Mumbai when Pramod first begins following Manju's games in Part One?
(a) 2 years ago.
(b) 9 years ago.
(c) 7 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

4. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?
(a) Lying.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Indiscipline.
(d) Stealing.

5. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing in this world that is tasteless, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?

2. In an article that Tommy Sir published three years ago in the Mumbai Sun, he wrote that "cricket is the triumph of civilization over" what?

3. Who is described in Part One as the "father of modern education in the suburb of Bandra"?

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

5. What is said to be Tommy Sir's favorite deodorant?

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