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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 243 - 285.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Manju thank for "this exquisite opportunity to experience first-hand the uplifting culture of the United Kingdom" in a statement after he returns from England?
(a) Patricia D'Mello.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Karim Ali.

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

3. Whom does Manju and Radha's father say has given a secret blessing to his family in Part One?
(a) Lord Subramanya.
(b) Lord Brahma.
(c) Lord Vishnu.
(d) Lord Ganapati.

4. 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) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 32.

5. Who is Mohan's new landlord after they leave the slum for a better neighborhood?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Dhobi Talao.
(d) Pramod Sawant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Javed take Manju in a taxi after telling him that he is leaving cricket?

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?

3. The narrator says in Part One, "One morning, over 100 million years ago, India left Eden and went looking for" what?

4. The narrator says of Manju in Part Two, "His excellence, his uniqueness, was not in cricket, not in batting, he had discovered--but in" what?

5. Who takes over writing Tommy Sir's cricket column in the Mumbai Sun after he leaves?

(see the answer key)

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