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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?
(a) Pramod Sawant.
(b) Anand Mehta.
(c) Ramnath.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

2. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

3. 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?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 8:00.

4. What Biblical verse is cited in the opening of the novel with the line: "My heritage is ... like a lion in the forest; it criest out against me"?
(a) Psalm 27:4.
(b) Jeremiah 12:8.
(c) John 15:13.
(d) Proverbs 17:17.

5. 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) 32.
(b) 21.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?

2. Whom does Manju and Radha's father say has given a secret blessing to his family in Part One?

3. Why does Manju's father refuse to let him sit on the train on the way to cricket practice in Part One?

4. In what year did Sunny Gavaskar lose the ability to leave the ball outside the off-stump according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

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

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