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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Telegu Christian from that shouts at Manju and Radha after they've left the bar in Part Two?
(a) Dharavi.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Versovo.

2. At what time would Radha's father take him out every day for cricket practice when he was four years old, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 6:30.

3. Who is described as the "world's greatest batsman" from Bowral, New South Wales?
(a) Sir Donald Bradman.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Anand Mehta.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

4. What name is printed on Javed's actor headshot in Part Two?
(a) Jignesh Seth.
(b) Anand Mehta.
(c) Asif K. Jamal.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

5. Who is described as the "Permanent Boss of the city" that lives at the Matoshree compound in Part One?
(a) Pramod Sawant.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Tommy Sir.
(d) Anand Mehta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the festival of the Mother Goddess referred to as in the narrative?

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

3. 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?

4. How long has it been since Manju has seen Javed in the opening of Part Two?

5. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?

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