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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Mohan's "Cricket Rules," what is one to do with one's head?
(a) Keep it absolutely still.
(b) Keep it tilted left.
(c) Keep it down.
(d) Keep it tilted right.

2. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?
(a) The Ali Weinberg International School.
(b) The Mumbai Cricket Association.
(c) The London Cricket Association.
(d) The Bal Thackeray International School.

3. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?
(a) George Bernard Shaw.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Samuel Beckett.
(d) Arthur Miller.

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

5. In what year did Sunny Gavaskar lose the ability to leave the ball outside the off-stump according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?

3. Who is described as the "Permanent Boss of the city" that lives at the Matoshree compound in Part One?

4. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?

5. Where does Pramod describe the younger Kumar batting today in a cricket game when talking to Tommy Sir in Part One?

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