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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?
(a) His late 40s.
(b) His late 20s.
(c) His early 40s.
(d) His early 30s.

2. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?
(a) Medical Investment Group.
(b) Middle Income Group.
(c) Multiple Imaging Group.
(d) Men's Investment Group.

3. Tommy Sir tells Pramod in Part One of Manju, "Pramod, the idea that the boy has to be either real or a fake is" what?
(a) "A very Western piece of logic."
(b) "A very standard belief."
(c) "A very Easter piece of logic."
(d) "An arbitrary belief in chance."

4. 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?
(a) Kolkata.
(b) Pune.
(c) Mangalore.
(d) Chennai.

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

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

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

4. By what nickname is Manju and Radha's father called?

5. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?

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