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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 8:30.

2. When does Part One of the novel open?
(a) Three weeks before Selection Day.
(b) Three years before Selection Day.
(c) Two years before Selection Day.
(d) Three months before Selection Day.

3. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?
(a) Kannada.
(b) Kattale.
(c) Bindi.
(d) Offal.

4. Why does Manju's father refuse to let him sit on the train on the way to cricket practice in Part One?
(a) Because there is water on the seats.
(b) Because he does not want him to fall asleep.
(c) Because he does not want his son to feel happiness.
(d) Because it is impolite to sit on the train.

5. 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) 8:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 10:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?

2. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?

3. How much money does Manju carry to buy peanuts and water after the cricket game in Part One?

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

5. The narrator says in Part One that "There is a Chutney Mafia in this city, run by men called" what?

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